Tórshavn
See also: Torshavn
English
editEtymology
editFrom Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).
Proper noun
editTórshavn
- The capital of the Faroe Islands
Translations
editCapital of the Faroe Islands
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Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Þórshǫfn (literally “Thor's Haven”), from Þórr and hǫfn, corresponding to modern Faroese Tórur (“Thor”) + havn (“haven, harbour”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTórshavn f
- Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)
Synonyms
edit- Havn (more commonly)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: Tórshavn
- Latvian: Touršhavna
- Manx: Tórshavn
- Portuguese: Tórshavn
- Welsh: Tórshavn
Manx
editEtymology
editFrom Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).
Proper noun
editTórshavn
- Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)
Mutation
editManx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Tórshavn | Hórshavn | Dórshavn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editTórshavn f
- Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).
Proper noun
editTórshavn
- Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)
Mutation
editCategories:
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- English terms derived from Faroese
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
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- English terms spelled with Ó
- English terms spelled with ◌́
- en:Cities in the Faroe Islands
- en:Territorial capitals
- en:Places in the Faroe Islands
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- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese terms with audio links
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- Faroese feminine nouns
- fo:Cities in the Faroe Islands
- fo:Territorial capitals
- fo:Places in the Faroe Islands
- Manx terms borrowed from Faroese
- Manx terms derived from Faroese
- Manx terms derived from Old Norse
- Manx lemmas
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- Manx terms spelled with Ó
- Manx terms spelled with ◌́
- gv:Cities in the Faroe Islands
- gv:Territorial capitals
- gv:Places in the Faroe Islands
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Cities in the Faroe Islands
- pt:Territorial capitals
- pt:Places in the Faroe Islands
- Welsh terms borrowed from Faroese
- Welsh terms derived from Faroese
- Welsh terms derived from Old Norse
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
- Welsh terms spelled with Ó
- Welsh terms spelled with V
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- cy:Cities in the Faroe Islands
- cy:Territorial capitals
- cy:Places in the Faroe Islands