Vestmannaeyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Vestmannaeyjar.

Proper noun

Vestmannaeyjar f pl

1. the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Declension

Declension of Vestmannaeyjar
f-s1	plural
	indefinite
nominative	Vestmannaeyjar
accusative	Vestmannaeyjar
dative	Vestmannaeyjum
genitive	Vestmannaeyja

Derived terms

• Vestmannaeyingur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Vestmaðr (“Briton, Irishman, Gael”) +‎ ey (“island”).

Proper noun

Vestmannaeyjar f pl

1. the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Descendants

• Faroese: Vestmannaoyggjar
• Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjar