Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.
[...] manned by the queerest old carles, who by way of salute as the boat touched our side, shuffled off their Faroish caps in a very undignified manner.
1920, John William Mackail, The life of William MorrisSynonyms: Faroese
- A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander.
- The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The same story is found in Icelandic, Norse, Faroish, and Estnish ballads, as well as in the Swedish and Danish, and a nearly related one in many other ballads or tales — German, Polish, Lithuanian, [...]
1893, The ballad minstrelsy of Scotland
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.
Origin
From Faroe + -ish, after Icelandic færeyskur.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan feroès, feroesa
- feroèspertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
- feroesapertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
- feroéspertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
- feroesapertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Czech faerský
- faerskýpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Danish færøsk
- færøskpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Dutch Faeröers
- Faeröerspertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Finnish fäärinkielinen, färsaarelainen
- fäärinkielinenpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
- färsaarelainenpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
French féroïen
- féroïenpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
German färöisch
- färöischpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Icelandic færeyskur
- færeyskurpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Norwegian Bokmål færøysk
- færøyskpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Portuguese feroês
- feroêspertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Romanian feroez, faroez
- feroezpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
- faroezpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Russian фаре́рский
- фаре́рский (farérskij)pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Scottish Gaelic Fàrothach
- Fàrothachpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Slovak faerský
- faerskýpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Spanish faroés
- faroéspertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Swedish färöisk
- färöiskpertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Ukrainian фаре́рський
- фаре́рський (farérsʹkyj)pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
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Cite this entry
Faroish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faroish
“Faroish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faroish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Faroish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faroish.
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