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Faroish

/ˈfɛəɹəʊɪʃ/

Faroish adjective: of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.

Adjective

Faroish (not comparable)

  1. Of 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 Morris
    Synonyms:
    Faroese

Noun

Faroish

  1. A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander.

Proper noun

Faroish

  1. 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 of Faroish

Origin of Faroish

From Faroe + -ish, after Icelandic færeyskur.

Questions about Faroish

What does Faroish mean?
Faroish means of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.
What part of speech is Faroish?
Faroish can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Faroish?
Faroish is pronounced /ˈfɛəɹəʊɪʃ/.

Words near Faroish in the dictionary

  1. Faroes
  2. Faroese
  3. farofa
  4. faroff
  5. Faroffistan
  6. Faroish
  7. farolito
  8. farolitos
  9. Faron
  10. Farons
  11. Farooq

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