#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.

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#1N5817 Schottky Barrier Rectifying #Diode is one of many #semiconductors powering modern #technology.

#Faroese word for it is #hálvleiðari (#hálv - half-way + #leiðari - conductor), while #electrode is called #kleiv - a word that originally meant a "narrow cleft".

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While most #European #languages have quite a similar #word for #mathematics, #Faroese just has to be an exception with the word #støddfrøði 🙂 Together with #Icelandic #stærðfræði...

The noun comes from the words #stødd (quantity, dimensions) and #frøði (science, -ology).

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The #Faroese word for #ivy is #viðbendil. It literally means something that bends and twists (#benda) towards (#við) / in a certain direction

While #Hedera helix is not found naturally on the #FaroeIslands, it can be bought at local garden centres.

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#Faroese word for #sticker is #klistrimerki. It literally means "sticky sign" (at #klistra - to stick + #merki = sign).

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English #Wikipedia's "{{Citation needed}}" has its #Faroese counterpart - "{{ #Kelda vantar}}" (literally "lack of sources").

Always check your #sources.

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Steep #mountains - that dominate #FaroeIslands #landscape - are of volcanic origin. Dark layers of #basalt alternate with the softer layers of reddish #tuff - stone made up of #volcanic ashes.

These steep mountainsides are called #hamar (rocky wall).

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The #Faroese word #epli originally meant #apple (and still does in biblical and poetical context). However, over time it became the term for #potato.

The “súr-“ prefix comes from the adjective #súrur (sour). The word #epli can thus be literally translated as "sour potato".

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📖 The #Faroese word for #encyclopedia is #alfrøði. It translates into "#science (frøði) of everything (al)”

Orðið alfrøði merkir "frøði um alt” - as the Faroese @wikipedia.org article defines the noun

Today's #WordOfTheDay is illustrated by the page taken from “Heimur okkara alfrøð”

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Many #Faroese #neologisms reuse existing words. The word “#fløga” is not an exception. With its original meaning being the layer on a stack (of hay) and thick slice (of bread) it now also means the compact disc (#CD).

Pictured is the debut album of the folk-metal band #Hamradun released in 2015.

#Faroese word for #museum is #savn. It comes from the verb “at savna” - to gather, to round up (sheep).

The skeleton of the Pilot Whale at the exposition of the #Tjóðsavnið (#FaroeIslands National Museum).

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