Faroisc sprǣc
Sēo '''Faroisce sprǣc''' is sēo [[sprǣc]] þāra [[Faroisca Īega|Faroiscra Īega]].

== Grammaticcræft ==
Unƿundriendlīce is Faroisc grammaticcræft sƿīðe gelīc þǣm Īslendiscan and Norenan. Below in the literature section, you'll find a comprehensive grammar to download (chapter 3 of the standardwork ''Faroese'' by Thráinsson et al. 2004).

=== Nominal inflection ===
Under is spela þrēora [[grammatisc cynn|grammatiscra cynna]], tƿā rīma and fēoƿer cāsus in þǣre nemniendlican [[bīegung]]e. Þis is ānlīepige oferscēaƿung tō īeƿenne gemǣne gefrǣge hū se grammaticcræft fremeþ. Faroisc hæfþ sōþlīce mā [[declīnung]]a.

Rǣd:
* ''hvør, hvat?'' [[āsciendlic bīnama]] "hƿā, hƿæt?"
* ''ein'' [[ēowigendlic word|ēoƿigendlic word]] "ān, sum"
* ''stórur'' [[tōgeīecendlic]] "micel"
* ''bátur'' [[nama]] "bāt"

* ein stórur bátur - micel bāt ( ''ƿr.'' )
* ein vøkur genta - ƿlitig mægden ( ''ƿf.'' )
* eitt gott barn - gōd bearn (''nā.'')

In the plural you will see that even the [[numeral]] ''tvey'' (2) is inflected.

{| id="toc" style="margin-left: 15px;" width="750" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#ccccff"
| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"| Unsyndrige cƿidas
|-
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| '''Ānfeald'''
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| ?
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| Ƿerlic
|bgcolor="#eedede"| ?
|bgcolor="#eedede"| Ƿīflic
|bgcolor="#deeede"| ?
|bgcolor="#deeede"| Nāhƿæðer
|-
|Nemniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvør?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| ein stór'''ur''' bát'''ur'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvør?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| ein vøkur gent'''a'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvat?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| eitt gott barn
|-
|Āgniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørs?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| eins stór'''s''' bát'''s'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjar?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| einar vakr'''ar''' gent'''u'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørs?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| eins góð'''s''' barn'''s'''
|-
|Forgifendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjum?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| einum stór'''um''' bát'''i'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørj(ar)i?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| einari vak'''ari''' gent'''u'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørjum?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| einum góð'''um''' barn'''i'''
|-
|Ƿrēgendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvønn?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| ein stór'''an''' bát
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørja?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| eina vakr'''a''' gent'''u'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvat?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| eitt gott barn
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#dddddd"|
|-
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| '''Manigfeald'''
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| ?
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| Ƿerlic
|bgcolor="#eedede"| ?
|bgcolor="#eedede"| Ƿīflic
|bgcolor="#deeede"| ?
|bgcolor="#deeede"| Nāhƿæðer
|-
|Nemniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjir?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tveir stór'''ir''' bát'''ar'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjar?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tvær vakr'''ar''' gent'''ur'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørji?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tvey góð børn
|-
|Āgniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørja?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tveggja stór'''a''' bát'''a'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørja?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tveggja vakr'''a''' gent'''a'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørja?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tveggja góð'''a''' barn'''a'''
|-
|Forgifendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjum?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tveimum stór'''um''' bát'''um'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjum?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tveimum vøkr'''um''' gent'''um'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørjum?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tveimum góð'''um''' børn'''um'''
|-
|Ƿrēgendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjar?
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tveir stór'''ar''' bát'''ar'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjar?
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tvær vakr'''ar''' gent'''ur'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørji?
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tvey góð børn
|}

Gif se nama is syndrig, þæt ƿord bīegþ ''ƿāclīce'', and se nama cann habban ēoƿigendlice endunge sƿā in ǣnigre Scedelendiscre sprǣce (būtan Norene).

Se āsciendlica bīnama is se ilca sƿā bufan. In þǣm manigfealdlicum biþ sēo manigfealdice ansīen genotod.

Rǣd:
* tann stóru báturin - the big boat-the
* tann vakra gentan - the beautiful girl-the
* tað góða barn - the good child-the

{| id="toc" style="margin-left: 15px;" width="600" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#ccccff"
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff" | Syndrige cƿidas
|-
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| '''Ānfeald'''
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| Ƿerlic
|bgcolor="#eedede"| Ƿīflic
|bgcolor="#deeede"| Nāhƿæðer
|-
|Nemniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tann stór'''i''' bátur'''in'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tann vakr'''a''' gent'''an'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tað góð'''a''' barn'''ið'''
|-
|Āgniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tess stór'''a''' báts'''ins'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| teirrar vøkr'''u''' gentu'''nnar'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tess góð'''a''' barns'''ins'''
|-
|Forgifendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tí stór'''a''' báti'''num'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tí vøkr'''u''' gentu'''ni'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tí góð'''a''' barni'''num'''
|-
|Ƿrēgendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tann stór'''a''' bát'''in'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| ta vøkr'''u''' gentu'''na'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tað góð'''a''' barn'''ið'''
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#dddddd"|
|-
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| '''Manigfeald'''
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| Ƿerlic
|bgcolor="#eedede"| Ƿīflic
|bgcolor="#deeede"| Nāhƿæðer
|-
|Nemniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teir stór'''u''' bátar'''nir'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tær vøkr'''u''' gentur'''nar'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tey góð'''u''' børn'''ini'''
|-
|Āgniendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teirra stór'''u''' báta'''nna'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| teirra vøkr'''u''' gentu'''nna'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| teirra góð'''u''' barna'''nna'''
|-
|Forgifendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teimum stór'''u''' bátu'''num'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| teimum vøkr'''u''' gentu'''num'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| teimum góð'''u''' børnu'''num'''
|-
|Ƿrēgendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teir stór'''u''' bátar'''nar'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| tær vøkr'''u''' gentur'''nar'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tey góð'''u''' børn'''ini'''
|}

==== Mennisce Bīnaman ====
Þā [[mennisc bīnama|menniscan bīnaman]] on Faroisce sind:

{| align=right id="toc" style="margin-left: 15px;" width="410" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#ccccff"
|colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"|Mennisce bīnaman
|-
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| '''Ānfeald'''
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 1.
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 2.
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| 3. ''ƿr''
|bgcolor="#eedede"| 3. ''ƿf''
|bgcolor="#deeede"| 3. ''nā''
|-
| Nemniendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| '''eg'''
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| '''tú'''
|bgcolor="#efefff"| '''hann'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| '''hon'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| '''tað'''
|-
| Āgniendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| mín
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| tín
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hansara
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hennara
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tess
|-
| Forgifendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| mær
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| tær
|bgcolor="#efefff"| honum
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| henni
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tí
|-
| Ƿrēgendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| meg
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| teg
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hann
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| hana
|bgcolor="#efffef"| tað
|-
|width="33%" colspan="6" bgcolor="#dddddd"|
|-
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| '''Manigfeald'''
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 1.
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 2.
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| 3. ''ƿr''
|bgcolor="#eedede"| 3. ''ƿf''
|bgcolor="#deeede"| 3. ''nā''
|-
| Nemniendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| '''vit'''
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| '''tit'''
|bgcolor="#efefff"| '''teir'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| '''tær'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| '''tey'''
|-
| Āgniendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| okkara
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| tykkara
|bgcolor="#efefff" colspan= "3" align="center"| teirra
|-
| Forgifendlic
|bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="2"| okkum
|bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="2"| tykkum
|bgcolor="#efefff" colspan= "3" align="center" | teimum
|-
| Ƿrēgendlic
|bgcolor="#efefff"| '''teir'''
|bgcolor="#ffefef"| '''tær'''
|bgcolor="#efffef"| '''tey'''
|}
'''Ānfeald'''
* 1a hād: ''eg'' [{{IPA|eː}}] - ic, ''meg'' [{{IPA|meː}}] - mec ( ''ƿrē.'' ), ''mær'' [{{IPA|mɛaɹ}}] - mē (''for.''), ''mín'' [{{IPA|mʊin}}] - mīn
* 2er hād: ''tú'' [{{IPA|tʉu}}] - þū, ''teg'' [{{IPA|teː}}] - þec ( ''ƿrē.''), ''tær'' [{{IPA|tɛɹ}}] - þē (''for.''), ''tín'' [{{IPA|tʊin}}] - þīn (''āgn.'')
* 3a hād ƿerlic: ''hann'' [{{IPA|hanː}}] - hē, hine (''nom., ƿrē.''), ''honum'' [{{IPA|ˈhoːnʊn}}] - him (''for.''), ''hansara'' [{{IPA|ˈhansaɹa}}] - his (''āgn.'')
* 3a hād ƿīflic: ''hon'' [{{IPA|hoːn}}] - hēo, ''hana'' [{{IPA|ˈhɛana}}] - hīe ( ''ƿrē.'' ), ''henni'' [{{IPA|hɛnːɪ}}] - hire (''for.''), ''hennara'' [{{IPA|ˈhɛnːaɹa}}] - hire (''āgn.'')
* 3a hād nāhƿæðer: ''tað'' [{{IPA|tɛa}}] - hit (''nom., ƿrē.''), ''tí'' [{{IPA|tʊi}}] - him (''for.''), ''tess'' [{{IPA|tɛsː}}] - his (''āgn.'')
'''Manigfeald'''
* 1a hād: ''vit'' [{{IPA|viːt}}] - ƿē, ''okkum'' [{{IPA|ɔʰkːʊn}}] - ūs, ūsic (''for., ƿrē.''), ''okkara'' [{{IPA|ˈɔʰkːaɹa}}] - our (''āgn.'')
* 2er hād: ''tit'' [{{IPA|tiːt}}] - gē (''mnf.''), ''tykkum'' [{{IPA|ˈtɪʰkːʊn}}] - ēoƿ, ēoƿic (''for., ƿrē. mnf.'') ''tykkara'' [{{IPA|ˈtɪʰkːaɹa}}] - ēoƿer (''āgn. mnf.'')
* 3a hād ƿerlic: ''teir'' [{{IPA|taiɹ}}] - hīe, hīe (''m. nom., ƿrē.''), ''teimum'' [{{IPA|ˈtaimʊn}}] - him (''for.''), ''teirra'' [{{IPA|ˈtaiɹːa}}] - hira (''āgn.'')
* 3a hād ƿīflic: ''tær'' [{{IPA|tɛaɹ}}] - hīe, hīe (''f. nom., ƿrē.'')
* 3a hād nāhƿæðer: ''tey'' [{{IPA|tɛi}}] - hīe, hīe (''n. nom., ƿrē.'')

Se 3a manigfealdlica nāhƿæðera hād ''tey'' biþ genotod in eallum feallum hƿonne bū cynn sind gemǣned, sƿā:

* teir eru onglendingar - hīe sind Engliscmenn (''ymbe ƿeras'')
* tær eru føroyingar - hīe sind Faroisc (''ymbe ƿīf'')
* tey eru fólk úr Evropa - hīe sind leōde of Europa (''bū cynn'')

== External links ==
{{InterWiki|code=fo}}
{{Wiktionarylang|code=fo}}
* [http://www.obg.fo/fob/fob.php OBG.fo - Føroysk orðabók] (the Faroese-Faroese dictionary of 1998 online)
* [http://www.sprotin.fo/Default.aspx Sprotin] (full Nīwe Englisc-Faroisc/Faroisc-Nīwe Englisc and Denisc-Faroisc onlīn wordhord - man tō settanne nīwne hordcleofan þearf)
* [http://www.fmn.fo/malnevndin/about.htm FMN.fo - Faroese Language Committee] (Official site with further links)
* [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Faeroese-english/ Faeroese - English Dictionary] from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org Webster's Online Dictionary] - the Rosetta Edition.
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=fao Ethnologue report on Faroese]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110916042751/http://zipangz.homestead.com/untitled2.html A short English - Faroese - Japanese phrasebook] incl. sound file
* [http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/languagehelp/qt/faroesephrases.htm Useful Faroese Words & Phrases for Travelers]


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[[Flocc:Sprǣca Denemearce]]
[[Flocc:Faroisc Grammaticcræft]]
Sēo Faroisce sprǣc is sēo sprǣc þāra Faroiscra Īega.

 Grammaticcræft 
Unƿundriendlīce is Faroisc grammaticcræft sƿīðe gelīc þǣm Īslendiscan and Norenan. Below in the literature section, you'll find a comprehensive grammar to download (chapter 3 of the standardwork Faroese by Thráinsson et al. 2004).

 Nominal inflection 
Under is spela þrēora grammatiscra cynna, tƿā rīma and fēoƿer cāsus in þǣre nemniendlican bīegunge. Þis is ānlīepige oferscēaƿung tō īeƿenne gemǣne gefrǣge hū se grammaticcræft fremeþ. Faroisc hæfþ sōþlīce mā declīnunga.

Rǣd:
 hvør, hvat? āsciendlic bīnama "hƿā, hƿæt?"
 ein ēoƿigendlic word "ān, sum"
 stórur tōgeīecendlic "micel"
 bátur nama "bāt"

 ein stórur bátur - micel bāt ( ƿr. )
 ein vøkur genta - ƿlitig mægden ( ƿf. )
 eitt gott barn - gōd bearn (nā.)

In the plural you will see that even the numeral tvey (2) is inflected.

 Unsyndrige cƿidas Ānfeald ? Ƿerlic ? Ƿīflic ? NāhƿæðerNemniendlic hvør? ein stórur bátur hvør? ein vøkur genta hvat? eitt gott barnĀgniendlic hvørs? eins stórs báts hvørjar? einar vakrar gentu hvørs? eins góðs barnsForgifendlic hvørjum? einum stórum báti hvørj(ar)i? einari vakari gentu hvørjum? einum góðum barniǷrēgendlic hvønn? ein stóran bát hvørja? eina vakra gentu hvat? eitt gott barn Manigfeald ? Ƿerlic ? Ƿīflic ? NāhƿæðerNemniendlic hvørjir? tveir stórir bátar hvørjar? tvær vakrar gentur hvørji? tvey góð børnĀgniendlic hvørja? tveggja stóra báta hvørja? tveggja vakra genta hvørja? tveggja góða barnaForgifendlic hvørjum? tveimum stórum bátum hvørjum? tveimum vøkrum gentum hvørjum? tveimum góðum børnumǷrēgendlic hvørjar? tveir stórar bátar hvørjar? tvær vakrar gentur hvørji? tvey góð børn

Gif se nama is syndrig, þæt ƿord bīegþ ƿāclīce, and se nama cann habban ēoƿigendlice endunge sƿā in ǣnigre Scedelendiscre sprǣce (būtan Norene).

Se āsciendlica bīnama is se ilca sƿā bufan. In þǣm manigfealdlicum biþ sēo manigfealdice ansīen genotod.

Rǣd:
 tann stóru báturin - the big boat-the
 tann vakra gentan - the beautiful girl-the
 tað góða barn - the good child-the

 Syndrige cƿidas Ānfeald Ƿerlic Ƿīflic NāhƿæðerNemniendlic tann stóri báturin tann vakra gentan tað góða barniðĀgniendlic tess stóra bátsins teirrar vøkru gentunnar tess góða barnsinsForgifendlic tí stóra bátinum tí vøkru gentuni tí góða barninumǷrēgendlic tann stóra bátin ta vøkru gentuna tað góða barnið Manigfeald Ƿerlic Ƿīflic NāhƿæðerNemniendlic teir stóru bátarnir tær vøkru genturnar tey góðu børniniĀgniendlic teirra stóru bátanna teirra vøkru gentunna teirra góðu barnannaForgifendlic teimum stóru bátunum teimum vøkru gentunum teimum góðu børnunumǷrēgendlic teir stóru bátarnar tær vøkru genturnar tey góðu børnini

 Mennisce Bīnaman 
Þā menniscan bīnaman on Faroisce sind:

Mennisce bīnaman Ānfeald 1. 2. 3. ƿr 3. ƿf 3. nā Nemniendlic eg tú hann hon tað Āgniendlic mín tín hansara hennara tess Forgifendlic mær tær honum henni tí Ƿrēgendlic meg teg hann hana tað Manigfeald 1. 2. 3. ƿr 3. ƿf 3. nā Nemniendlic vit tit teir tær tey Āgniendlic okkara tykkara teirra Forgifendlic okkum tykkum teimum Ƿrēgendlic teir tær tey
Ānfeald
 1a hād: eg [] - ic, meg [] - mec ( ƿrē. ), mær [] - mē (for.), mín [] - mīn
 2er hād: tú [] - þū, teg [] - þec ( ƿrē.), tær [] - þē (for.), tín [] - þīn (āgn.)
 3a hād ƿerlic: hann [] - hē, hine (nom., ƿrē.), honum [] - him (for.), hansara [] - his (āgn.)
 3a hād ƿīflic: hon [] - hēo, hana [] - hīe ( ƿrē. ), henni [] - hire (for.), hennara [] - hire (āgn.)
 3a hād nāhƿæðer: tað [] - hit (nom., ƿrē.), tí [] - him (for.), tess [] - his (āgn.)
Manigfeald
 1a hād: vit [] - ƿē, okkum [] - ūs, ūsic (for., ƿrē.), okkara [] - our (āgn.)
 2er hād: tit [] - gē (mnf.), tykkum [] - ēoƿ, ēoƿic (for., ƿrē. mnf.) tykkara [] - ēoƿer (āgn. mnf.)
 3a hād ƿerlic: teir [] - hīe, hīe (m. nom., ƿrē.), teimum [] - him (for.), teirra [] - hira (āgn.)
 3a hād ƿīflic: tær [] - hīe, hīe (f. nom., ƿrē.)
 3a hād nāhƿæðer: tey [] - hīe, hīe (n. nom., ƿrē.)

Se 3a manigfealdlica nāhƿæðera hād tey biþ genotod in eallum feallum hƿonne bū cynn sind gemǣned, sƿā:

 teir eru onglendingar - hīe sind Engliscmenn (ymbe ƿeras)
 tær eru føroyingar - hīe sind Faroisc (ymbe ƿīf)
 tey eru fólk úr Evropa - hīe sind leōde of Europa (bū cynn)

 External links 

 OBG.fo - Føroysk orðabók (the Faroese-Faroese dictionary of 1998 online)
 Sprotin (full Nīwe Englisc-Faroisc/Faroisc-Nīwe Englisc and Denisc-Faroisc onlīn wordhord - man tō settanne nīwne hordcleofan þearf)
 FMN.fo - Faroese Language Committee (Official site with further links)
 Faeroese - English Dictionary from Webster's Online Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
 Ethnologue report on Faroese
 A short English - Faroese - Japanese phrasebook incl. sound file
 Useful Faroese Words & Phrases for Travelers

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