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Faroese

See also: faroese

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Etymology

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From Faroe +‎ -ese, from Faroese Føroyar.

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Adjective

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Faroese (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language.

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Noun

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Faroese (countable and uncountable, plural Faroese)

  1. (countable) A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander or Faeroe Islander

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As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Faroese", "writing about Faroese cuisine as a Faroese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Faroese") or with a word like person, man, or woman ("writing about Faroese cuisine as a Faroese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

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Faroese

  1. (uncountable) The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

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