Føroyskt
Faroese
Germanic
Also known as: Faroese, Føroyskt
Faroese (Føroyskt) is a North Germanic language with ~70K speakers — official in the Faroe Islands (alongside Danish). Closest living relatives are Icelandic and extinct Norn (Shetland/Orkney). Standardized written form by V. U. Hammershaimb 1854 deliberately archaized to mirror Old Norse spelling. Strong literary tradition (William Heinesen) and active modern publishing.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Faroese
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic
| Meaning | Faroese | Icelandic | Swedish | Norwegian Nynorsk | Norwegian | Old Norse | Low German |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | vatn /vahtn/ | vatn /vahtn/ | vatten /vatːɛn/ | vatn /vɑːtn/ | vann /vɑnː/ | vatn /vɑtn/ | Water /vɑːtɐ/ |
| Fire | eldur /ɛltʊɹ/ | eldur /ɛltʏɹ/ | eld /ɛld/ | eld /ɛld/ | ild /ilː/ | eldr /eldr/ | Füer /fyːɐ/ |
| Sun | sól /sɔuːl/ | sól /souːl/ | sol /suːl/ | sol /suːl/ | sol /suːl/ | sól /soːl/ | Sünn /zʏn/ |
| Moon | máni /mɔaːnɪ/ | tungl /tʰuŋkl/ | måne /moːnɛ/ | måne /moːnə/ | måne /moːnə/ | máni /mɑːni/ | Maan /maːn/ |
| Star | stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/ | stjarna /ˈstjadna/ | stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ | stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ | stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ | stjarna /ˈstjarna/ | Steern /steːrn/ |
| Night | nátt /nɔtː/ | nótt /nouht/ | natt /natː/ | natt /nɑtː/ | natt /nɑtː/ | nótt /noːtː/ | Nacht /naxt/ |
| Rain | regn /rɛɡn/ | rigning /ˈrɪknɪŋk/ | regn /rɛŋn/ | regn /rɛjn/ | regn /rɛjn/ | regn /rɛɣn/ | Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ |
| Snow | kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/ | snjór /snjouːr/ | snö /snøː/ | snø /snøː/ | snø /snøː/ | snjór /snjoːr/ | Snee /sneː/ |
| Wind | vindur /ˈvɪndʊr/ | vindur /ˈvɪntʏr/ | vind /vɪnd/ | vind /vɪnː/ | vind /vɪnː/ | vindr /vindr/ | Wind /vɪnt/ |
| Earth | jørð /jœɹd/ | jörð /jœrð/ | jord /juːrd/ | jord /juːr/ | jord /juːr/ | jörð /jœrð/ | Eer /eːɐ/ |
| Stone | steinur /staiːnʊɹ/ | steinn /steitn̥/ | sten /steːn/ | stein /stæɪn/ | stein /stæɪn/ | steinn /stɛinː/ | Steen /steːn/ |
| Mountain | fjall /fjatl/ | fjall /fjatl̥/ | berg /bærj/ | fjell /fjɛlː/ | fjell /fjɛlː/ | fjall /fjɑlː/ | Barg /barx/ |
| Sea | hav /hɛaːv/ | haf /haːv/ | hav /hɑːv/ | hav /hɑːʋ/ | hav /hɑːv/ | haf /hav/ | See /zeː/ |
| Mother | móðir /mɔuːɪɹ/ | móðir /mouːðɪɹ/ | mamma /mamːa/ | mor /muːr/ | mor /muːr/ | móðir /moːðir/ | Moder /moːdɐ/ |
| Father | faðir /fɛaːjɪɹ/ | faðir /faðɪɹ/ | pappa /papːa/ | far /fɑːr/ | far /fɑːr/ | faðir /fɑðir/ | Vader /fɑːdɐ/ |
| Daughter | dóttir /ˈdœhtɪɹ/ | dóttir /ˈtouhtɪr/ | dotter /ˈdɔtːɛr/ | dotter /ˈdɔtːər/ | datter /ˈdatːər/ | dóttir /doːttir/ | Dochter /dɔxtɐ/ |
| I | eg /eː/ | ég /jɛːɣ/ | jag /jɑːɡ/ | eg /eːɡ/ | jeg /jæɪ/ | ek /ek/ | ik /ɪk/ |
| You | tú /tʉuː/ | þú /θuː/ | du /dʉː/ | du /dʉː/ | du /dʉː/ | þú /θuː/ | du /duː/ |
| We | vit /viːt/ | við /vɪːð/ | vi /viː/ | me /meː/ | vi /viː/ | vér /veːr/ | wi /viː/ |
| Name | navn /naun/ | nafn /napn̥/ | namn /namn/ | namn /nɑmn/ | navn /nɑʋn/ | nafn /nafn/ | Naam /naːm/ |
| Person | menniskja /ˈmɛnːɪʃa/ | manneskja /ˈmanːɛskja/ | människa /ˈmɛnːɪɧa/ | menneske /ˈmɛnːəskə/ | menneske /ˈmɛnːəskə/ | maðr /maðr/ | Minsch /mɪnʃ/ |
| Head | høvd /hœtː/ | höfuð /ˈhœːvʏð/ | huvud /ˈhʉːvɵd/ | hovud /ˈhuːvʉ/ | hode /ˈhuːdə/ | hǫfuð /ˈhɔvuð/ | Kopp /kɔp/ |
| Eye | eyga /ɛiːja/ | auga /œyːɣa/ | öga /øːɡa/ | auga /æʉɡɑ/ | øye /øjə/ | auga /ɑuɣɑ/ | Oog /oːx/ |
| Ear | oyra /ɔiːra/ | eyra /ˈeiːra/ | öra /øːra/ | øyra /øːyra/ | øre /øːrə/ | eyra /øyra/ | Ohr /oːr/ |
| Nose | nøs /nøːs/ | nef /nɛːv/ | näsa /ˈnɛːsa/ | nase /ˈnɑːsə/ | nese /ˈneːsə/ | nef /nɛv/ | Nees /neːs/ |
| Mouth | munnur /ˈmʊnːʊɹ/ | munnur /ˈmʏnːʏr/ | mun /mɵn/ | munn /mʉnː/ | munn /mʉnː/ | munnr /munːr/ | Muul /muːl/ |
| Tooth | tonn /tɔnː/ | tönn /tʰœnː/ | tand /tand/ | tann /tanː/ | tann /tɑnː/ | tǫnn /tɔnː/ | Tähn /tɛːn/ |
| Tongue | tunga /ˈtʊŋɡa/ | tunga /ˈtʰuŋka/ | tunga /ˈtɵŋa/ | tunge /ˈtʉŋə/ | tunge /ˈtʊŋə/ | tunga /ˈtuŋɡa/ | Tung /tʊŋ/ |
| Hand | hond /hɔnt/ | hönd /hœnt/ | hand /hand/ | hand /hɑnd/ | hånd /hɔnː/ | hǫnd /hɔnd/ | Hand /hant/ |
| Foot | fótur /ˈfɔuːtʊɹ/ | fótur /ˈfouːtʏr/ | fot /fuːt/ | fot /fuːt/ | fot /fuːt/ | fótr /foːtr/ | Foot /fɔʊ̯t/ |
| Heart | hjarta /jaɹta/ | hjarta /çaɹta/ | hjärta /ˈjæʈːa/ | hjarte /jɑːrtə/ | hjerte /ˈjæʈə/ | hjarta /hjɑrtɑ/ | Hart /haɐt/ |
| Bone | bein /baiːn/ | bein /peiːn/ | ben /beːn/ | bein /bæɪn/ | bein /bæɪn/ | bein /bɛin/ | Knaken /ˈknaːkən/ |
| Blood | blóð /bloːʊ/ | blóð /plouð/ | blod /bluːd/ | blod /bluː/ | blod /bluː/ | blóð /bloːð/ | Bloot /bloːt/ |
| Poop | kúkur /kʉːkʊr/ | kúkur /kʰuːkʏr/ | bajs /bajs/ | bæsj /bæʃ/ | bæsj /bæʃ/ | drit /drit/ | Schiet /ʃiːt/ |
| Love | kærleiki /kɛaːɹlaiːtʃɪ/ | ást /auːst/ | kärlek /ɕæːɭɛk/ | kjærleik /çæːrlɛik/ | kjærlighet /ˈçæːɭɪˌheːt/ | ást /ɑːst/ | Leev /leːf/ |
| Tree | træ /tɹɛaː/ | tré /tʰrjɛː/ | träd /trɛːd/ | tre /treː/ | tre /treː/ | tré /treː/ | Boom /boːm/ |
| Dog | hundur /hʊntʊɹ/ | hundur /hʏntʏɹ/ | hund /hɵnd/ | hund /hʉnd/ | hund /hʉnː/ | hundr /hundr/ | Hund /hʊnt/ |
| Cat | ketta /tʃɛhta/ | köttur /kʰœhtʏɹ/ | katt /katː/ | katt /kɑtː/ | katt /kɑtː/ | kǫttr /kɔtːr/ | Katt /kat/ |
| Fish | fiskur /ˈfɪskʊɹ/ | fiskur /ˈfɪskʏr/ | fisk /fɪsk/ | fisk /fɪsk/ | fisk /fɪsk/ | fiskr /fiskr/ | Fisch /fɪʃ/ |
| Bird | fuglur /ˈfuːlʊɹ/ | fugl /fʏɣl̥/ | fågel /ˈfoːɡɛl/ | fugl /fʉːl/ | fugl /fʉːɡl/ | fugl /fuɡl/ | Vagel /ˈfaːɣəl/ |
| Butterfly | firvaldur /ˈfɪɹvaldʊɹ/ | fiðrildi /ˈfɪðrɪltɪ/ | fjäril /ˈfjæːrɪl/ | sommarfugl /ˈsɔmɑrfʉːl/ | sommerfugl /ˈsɔmərfʉːl/ | fífrildi /fiːfrildi/ | Sommervagel /ˈzɔmɐfaːɣəl/ |
| Egg | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | ägg /ɛɡː/ | egg /æɡ/ | egg /æɡ/ | egg /ɛɡː/ | Ei /ai/ |
| Bear | bjørn /bjœɹn/ | björn /pjœrtn̥/ | björn /bjœːɳ/ | bjørn /bjœːɳ/ | bjørn /bjœːɳ/ | bjǫrn /bjɔrn/ | Boor /boːr/ |
| Horse | hestur /ˈhɛstʊr/ | hestur /ˈhɛstʏr/ | häst /hɛst/ | hest /hɛst/ | hest /hɛst/ | hestr /hestr/ | Peerd /peːrt/ |
| House | hús /huːs/ | hús /huːs/ | hus /hʉːs/ | hus /huːs/ | hus /hʉːs/ | hús /huːs/ | Huus /huːs/ |
| Milk | mjólk /mjɔulk/ | mjólk /mjoulk/ | mjölk /mjœlk/ | mjølk /mjœlk/ | melk /mɛlk/ | mjólk /mjoːlk/ | Melk /mɛlk/ |
| Honey | hunangur /ˈhuːnaŋɡʊɹ/ | hunang /ˈhʏːnauŋk/ | honung /ˈhoːnɵŋ/ | honning /ˈhɔnːɪŋ/ | honning /ˈhɔnːɪŋ/ | hunang /ˈhunɑŋɡ/ | Honnig /ˈhɔnɪç/ |
| Salt | salt /salt/ | salt /salt/ | salt /salt/ | salt /sɑlt/ | salt /sɑlt/ | salt /salt/ | Solt /zɔlt/ |
| Wine | vín /vʊin/ | vín /viːn/ | vin /viːn/ | vin /viːn/ | vin /viːn/ | vín /viːn/ | Wien /viːn/ |
| Rice | rís /rʊis/ | hrísgrjón /ˈr̥isɡrjouːn/ | ris /riːs/ | ris /riːs/ | ris /riːs/ | — | Ries /riːs/ |
| Chocolate | sjokuláta /ˈʃoːʰkʊlɔɑːʰta/ | súkkulaði /ˈsuːkʰʏlaðɪ/ | choklad /ɕʊˈklɑːd/ | sjokolade /ʃukuˈlɑːdə/ | sjokolade /ʃukuˈlɑːdə/ | — | Schokolaad /ʃokoˈlaːt/ |
| Iron | jarn /jaɳ/ | járn /jaurtn/ | järn /jæːɳ/ | jarn /jɑːɳ/ | jern /jæːɳ/ | járn /jaːrn/ | Iesen /ˈiːzn̩/ |
| Wheel | hjól /tʃɔuːl/ | hjól /çouːl/ | hjul /juːl/ | hjul /jʉːl/ | hjul /juːl/ | hjól /hjoːl/ | Rad /raːt/ |
| Silk | silki /ˈsɪltʃɪ/ | silki /ˈsɪlkɪ/ | silke /ˈsɪlkɛ/ | silke /ˈsɪlkə/ | silke /ˈsɪlkə/ | silki /silki/ | Sied /ziː/ |
| Book | bók /pɔuːk/ | bók /pouk/ | bok /buːk/ | bok /buːk/ | bok /buːk/ | bók /boːk/ | Book /boːk/ |
| Eat | eta /eːta/ | borða /pɔrða/ | äta /ɛːta/ | eta /eːtɑ/ | spise /spiːsə/ | eta /etɑ/ | eten /eːtn̩/ |
| Drink | drekka /tɹɛhka/ | drekka /trɛhka/ | dricka /drɪkːa/ | drikka /drɪkːɑ/ | drikke /drɪkːə/ | drekka /drekːɑ/ | drinken /drɪŋkn̩/ |
| Sleep | sova /ˈsɔːva/ | sofa /ˈsɔːva/ | sova /ˈsuːva/ | sova /ˈsuːva/ | sove /ˈsuːvə/ | sofa /ˈsova/ | slapen /ˈslaːpn̩/ |
| One | ein /ain/ | einn /eitn/ | en /eːn/ | ein /ɛɪn/ | en /eːn/ | einn /ɛinː/ | een /eːn/ |
| Two | tveir /tvaɪɹ/ | tveir /tʰveir/ | två /tvoː/ | to /tuː/ | to /tuː/ | tveir /tveir/ | twee /tveː/ |
| Three | tríggir /ˈtɹʊdʒːɪɹ/ | þrír /θriːr/ | tre /treː/ | tre /treː/ | tre /treː/ | þrír /θriːr/ | dree /dreː/ |
| Four | fýra /ˈfʊiɹa/ | fjórir /ˈfjouːrɪr/ | fyra /ˈfyːra/ | fire /ˈfiːrə/ | fire /ˈfiːrə/ | fjórir /fjoːrir/ | veer /feːɐ̯/ |
| Five | fimm /fɪmː/ | fimm /fɪmː/ | fem /fɛmː/ | fem /fɛm/ | fem /fɛm/ | fimm /fimː/ | fief /fiːf/ |
| Hundred | hundrað /ˈhʊndɹa/ | hundrað /ˈhʏntrað/ | hundra /ˈhɵndra/ | hundre /ˈhʉndrə/ | hundre /ˈhʉndrə/ | hundrað /hundrɑð/ | hunnert /ˈhʊnɐt/ |
| Hello | hey /hɛi/ | halló /halouː/ | hej /hɛj/ | hei /hɛɪ/ | hei /hɛɪ/ | heill /hɛilː/ | Moin /mɔɪn/ |
| Thank you | takk /tʰahk/ | takk /tʰahk/ | tack /takː/ | takk /tɑkː/ | takk /tɑkː/ | þǫkk /θɔkː/ | Dankschöön /daŋkʃøːn/ |
| Good | góður /kɔuːʊɹ/ | góður /kouːðʏr/ | bra /brɑː/ | god /ɡuːd/ | bra /brɑː/ | góðr /ɡoːðr/ | goot /ɡoːt/ |
| New | nýggjur /ˈnʊdʒːʊɹ/ | nýr /niːr/ | ny /nyː/ | ny /nyː/ | ny /nyː/ | nýr /nyːr/ | nee /neː/ |
| Red | reyður /ˈɹɛiːjʊɹ/ | rauður /ˈrœyðʏr/ | röd /røːd/ | raud /rœʉd/ | rød /røː/ | rauðr /rɔuðr/ | root /roːt/ |
| White | hvítur /kvʊiːtʊɹ/ | hvítur /kʰviːtʏr/ | vit /viːt/ | kvit /kviːt/ | hvit /ʋiːt/ | hvítr /hwiːtr/ | witt /vɪt/ |
| Black | svartur /ˈsvaʂtʊɹ/ | svartur /ˈsvartʏr/ | svart /svart/ | svart /svɑrt/ | svart /svɑʈ/ | svartr /svartr/ | swart /svart/ |
| Green | grønur /ˈɡrøːnʊr/ | grænn /kraitn̥/ | grön /ɡrøːn/ | grøn /ɡrøːn/ | grønn /ɡrœnː/ | grǿnn /ɡrøːnː/ | gröön /ɡrøːn/ |
| Blue | bláur /ˈblɔaːɹʊɹ/ | blár /plauːr̥/ | blå /bloː/ | blå /bloː/ | blå /bloː/ | blár /blaːr/ | blau /blaʊ/ |
| Cuckoo | geykur /ˈtʃɛiːkʊr/ | gaukur /ˈɡœyːkʏr/ | gök /jøːk/ | gauk /ɡæʉk/ | gjøk /jøːk/ | gaukr /ˈɡɔukr̩/ | Kukuk /ˈkuːkuk/ |
| Woof | voff voff /vɔfː vɔfː/ | voff voff /vɔfː vɔfː/ | voff voff /vɔf vɔf/ | — | voff voff /vɔf vɔf/ | — | — |
| Computer | telda /ˈtʰɛlda/ | tölva /ˈtʰœlva/ | dator /ˈdɑːtɔr/ | datamaskin /ˈdɑːtamaˌʃiːn/ | datamaskin /ˈdɑːtamaˌʃiːn/ | — | Computer /kɔmˈpjuːtɐ/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːsɪ/ | sushi /ˈsʉːɧi/ | sushi /ˈsʉːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsʉːʃi/ | skreið /ˈskreið/ | Sushi /ˈzuʃi/ |
| Tea | te /tʰeː/ | te /tʰɛː/ | te /tʰeː/ | te /teː/ | te /tʰeː/ | — | Tee /teː/ |
| Coffee | kaffi /ˈkafːɪ/ | kaffi /ˈkʰafːɪ/ | kaffe /ˈkafːɛ/ | kaffi /ˈkɑfːi/ | kaffe /ˈkɑfːə/ | — | Koffie /ˈkɔfi/ |
| Sugar | sukur /ˈsuːkʊɹ/ | sykur /ˈsɪːkʏr/ | socker /ˈsɔkːɛr/ | sukker /ˈsʊkːər/ | sukker /ˈsʊkːər/ | — | Sucker /ˈzʊkɐ/ |
| Orange | appilsin /aʰpɪlˈsiːn/ | appelsína /ˈaʰpɛlˌsiːna/ | apelsin /apɛlˈsiːn/ | appelsin /ɑpəlˈsiːn/ | appelsin /ɑpəlˈsiːn/ | — | Apelsien /apəlˈziːn/ |
| Ninety-nine | níggju og níti /nʊdʒːʊ ɔ nʊitɪ/ | níutíu og níu /ˈniːʏtʰiːʏ ɔɣ ˈniːʏ/ | nittionio /ˈnɪtːiuˌniːu/ | nittini /ˈnɪtːiˌniː/ | nittini /ˈnɪtːiˌniː/ | níu ok níu tigir /niːu ɔk niːu ˈtiɣir/ | negenunnegentig /ˈneːɡn̩ʊnˌneːɡn̩tɪç/ |
| Dopamine | Dopamin /doːpaˈmiːn/ | dópamín /ˈtouːpaˌmin/ | dopamin /dɔpaˈmiːn/ | dopamin /dʉpaˈmiːn/ | dopamin /dʉpaˈmiːn/ | — | Dopamin /dopaˈmiːn/ |
| At sign | kurla /ˈkʰʊɭa/ | atmerki /ˈaːtmɛrcɪ/ | snabel-a /ˈsnɑːbɛlɑː/ | krøllalfa /ˈkrœlːɑlfɑ/ | krøllalfa /ˈkrœlːɑlfɑ/ | — | — |
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