Meanings
adjectiveFaroese (not comparable)
alternative Faeroese · alternative Færoese
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language.
proper noun
alternative Faeroese · alternative Færoese
- The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from the Faroe Islands; a Faroe Islander.
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nouna Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands
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Origin
- FaroeseFøroyar
- EnglishFaroese
From Faroe + -ese, from Faroese Føroyar.
More words from Faroese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque faroera
- faroeralanguage
Catalan feroès, feroés
- feroèsof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroésof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroèslanguage
- feroéslanguage
- feroèsperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroesaperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroésperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroesaperson from the Faroe Islands
Chinese Mandarin 法羅語 /法罗语, 法羅人 /法罗人
- 法羅語 /法罗语 (Fǎluó yǔ)language
- 法羅人 /法罗人 (Fǎluó rén)person from the Faroe Islands
Czech faerský, faerština
- faerskýof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faerštinalanguage
- Faeřanperson from the Faroe Islands
Danish færøsk, færøsk
- færøskof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- færøsklanguage
- færingperson from the Faroe Islands
Dutch Faeröers, Faeröers
- Faeröersof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- Faeröerslanguage
- Faeröerderperson from the Faroe Islands
- Faeröerseperson from the Faroe Islands
Estonian fääri keel
- fääri keellanguage
Finnish fäärinkielinen, färsaarelainen
- fäärinkielinenof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- färsaarelainenof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- fäärilanguage
- fäärin kielilanguage
- färsaarelainenperson from the Faroe Islands
French féroïen, féringien
- féroïenof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- féringienof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- féroïenlanguage
- féringienlanguage
- Féroïenperson from the Faroe Islands
- Féroïenneperson from the Faroe Islands
- Féringienperson from the Faroe Islands
- Féringienneperson from the Faroe Islands
German färöisch, färingisch
- färöischof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- färingischof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- Färöischlanguage
- Färingerperson from the Faroe Islands
- Färingerinperson from the Faroe Islands
Hungarian feröeri
- feröerilanguage
Icelandic færeyskur, færeyska
- færeyskurof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- færeyskalanguage
- Færeyingurperson from the Faroe Islands
Indonesian Faro
- Farolanguage
Irish Faróch, Faróis
- Faróchof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- Faróislanguage
- Faróchperson from the Faroe Islands
- Faróighperson from the Faroe Islands
Italian faroese, faroense
- faroeseof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faroenseof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroeseof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feringioof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faringioof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroicoof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faroeselanguage
- faroenselanguage
- feroeselanguage
- feringiolanguage
- faringiolanguage
- feroicolanguage
- faroicolanguage
- faroenseperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroeseperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroeseperson from the Faroe Islands
- feringioperson from the Faroe Islands
- feringiaperson from the Faroe Islands
- faringioperson from the Faroe Islands
- faringiaperson from the Faroe Islands
Japanese フェロー語
- フェロー語 (Ferō-go)language
Korean 파로스어
- 파로스어 (Paroseueo)language
Latin Faroēnsis, Faeroēnsis
- Faroēnsisof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- Faeroēnsisof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- Færoēnsisof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Latvian fēru, fēru valoda
- fērulanguage
- fēru valodalanguage
- fēriešu valodalanguage
Lithuanian farerų, farerų kalba
- farerųlanguage
- farerų kalbalanguage
Norwegian Bokmål færøysk, færøysk
- færøyskof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- færøysklanguage
- færøyingperson from the Faroe Islands
Polish farerski, Farer
- farerskilanguage
- Farerperson from the Faroe Islands
- Farerkaperson from the Faroe Islands
Portuguese faroês, feroês
- faroêsof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroêsof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroicoof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faroenseof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faroêslanguage
- feroêslanguage
- feroicolanguage
- faroenselanguage
- faroêsperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroesaperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroêsperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroesaperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroenseperson from the Faroe Islands
Romanian feroez, faroez
- feroezof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faroezof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroezălanguage
- faroezălanguage
- feroezperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroezăperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroezperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroezăperson from the Faroe Islands
Russian фаре́рский, фаре́рский
- фаре́рский (farérskij)of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- фаре́рский (farérskij)language
- фарёрский (farjórskij)language
- фаре́рец (farérec)person from the Faroe Islands
- фаре́рка (farérka)person from the Faroe Islands
Scottish Gaelic Fàrothach, Fàrothais
- Fàrothachof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- Fàrothaislanguage
- Fàrothachperson from the Faroe Islands
Slovak faerský, faerčina
- faerskýof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faerčinalanguage
- Faerčanperson from the Faroe Islands
- Faerčankaperson from the Faroe Islands
Spanish feroés, faroés
- feroésof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- faroésof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- feroéslanguage
- faroéslanguage
- feroésperson from the Faroe Islands
- feroesaperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroésperson from the Faroe Islands
- faroesaperson from the Faroe Islands
Swedish färöisk, färöiska
- färöiskof or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- färöiskalanguage
- färingperson from the Faroe Islands
- färöiskaperson from the Faroe Islands
Thai ภาษาแฟโร
- ภาษาแฟโร (paasăa fâeroh)language
Turkish Faroece
- Faroecelanguage
Ukrainian фаре́рський, фаре́рський
- фаре́рський (farérsʹkyj)of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
- фаре́рський (farérsʹkyj)language
- фаре́рська мо́ва (farérsʹka móva)language
- фарéрець (farérecʹ)person from the Faroe Islands
- фарéрка (farérka)person from the Faroe Islands
Urdu فیروئیز
- فیروئیز (feroīz)language
Welsh Ffaroes
- Ffaroeslanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Faroese
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Cite this entry
APA
Faroese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faroese
MLA
“Faroese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faroese. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Faroese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faroese.
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