Vestmannaeyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Vestmannaeyjar.

Proper noun

Vestmannaeyjar f pl

the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Declension

declension of Vestmannaeyjar

	indefinite
f-s1	plural
nominative	Vestmannaeyjar
accusative	Vestmannaeyjar
dative	Vestmannaeyjum
genitive	Vestmannaeyja

Derived terms

Vestmannaeyingur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Vestmaðr (“Briton, Irishman, Gael”) +‎ ey (“island”).

Proper noun

Vestmannaeyjar f pl

the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Descendants

Faroese: Vestmannaoyggjar
Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjar

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