How to count in Faroese (føroyskt), a Northern Germanic language spoken in the Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine, n = neuter
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | null | |
| 1 | ein (m), einar (f), eitt (n) | fyrsti (m), fyrsta (f/n) |
| 2 | tveir (m), tvær (f), tvey (n) | annar (m), onnur (f), annað (n) |
| 3 | tríggir (m), tríggjar (f), trý (n) | triði (m), triða (f/n) |
| 4 | fýra | fjórði (m) fjórða (f/n) |
| 5 | fimm | fimti (m), fimta (f/n) |
| 6 | seks | sætti (m), sætta (f/n) |
| 7 | sjey | sjeyndi (m), sjeynda (f/n) |
| 8 | átta | áttandi (m), áttanda (f/n) |
| 9 | níggju | níggjundi (m), níggjunda (f/n) |
| 10 | tíggju (m/f), ti (n) | tíggjundi (m), tíggjunda (f/n) |
| 11 | ellivu | ellivti (m), ellivta (f/n) |
| 12 | tólv | tólvti (m), tólvta (f/n) |
| 13 | trettan | trettandi (m), trettanda (f/n) |
| 14 | fjúrtan | fjúrtandi (m), fjúrtanda (f/n) |
| 15 | fimtan | fimtandi (m), fimtanda (f/n) |
| 16 | sekstan | sekstandi (m), sekstanda (f/n) |
| 17 | seytjan | seytjandi (m), seytjanda (f/n) |
| 18 | átjan | átjandi (m), átjanda (f/n) |
| 19 | nítjan | nítjandi (m), nítjanda (f/n) |
| 20 | tjúgu | tjúgundi (m), tjúgunda (f/n) |
| 21 | ein og tjúgu | tjúgundi og fyrsti |
| 22 | tveir og tjúgu | tjúgundi og annar |
| 23 | tríggir og tjúgu | tjúgundi og triði |
| 24 | fýra og tjúgu | tjúgundi og fjórði |
| 25 | fimm og tjúgu | tjúgundi og fimti |
| 26 | seks og tjúgu | tjúgundi og sætti |
| 27 | sjey og tjúgu | tjúgundi og sjeyndi |
| 28 | átta og tjúgu | tjúgundi og áttandi |
| 29 | níggju og tjúgu | tjúgundi og níggjundi |
| 30 | tríati | tretivundi |
| 40 | fýrati | fjørutandi |
| 50 | fimmti / hálvtrýss | fimtandi |
| 60 | seksti / trýss | sekstandi |
| 70 | sjeyti / hálvfjerðs | sjútandi |
| 80 | áttati / fýrs | áttandi |
| 90 | níti / hálvfems | nítandi |
| 100 | eitt hundrað | hundraðandi |
| 200 | tvey hundrað | tveyhundraðandi |
| 300 | trý hundrað | trýhundraðandi |
| 1,000 | eitt túsund | túsundandi |
| 2,000 | tvey túsund | tveytúsundandi |
| 100,000 | hundrað túsund | hundrað túsundi |
| 1,000,000 | ein millión | milliónandi |
| 2,000,000 | tveir milliónir | tveirmilliónandi |
| 1,000,000,000 | ein milliard | túsund milliónandi |
| 1,000,000,000,000 | ein billión | billiónandi |
| half | helvt | |
| third | triðjingur | |
| quarter | fjórðingur |
Hear some Faroese numbers:
Information about counting in Faroese
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-faroese/en/fao/
http://www.framtak.com/info/faroese.html
https://wikitravel.org/en/Faroese_phrasebook?title=Faroese_phrasebook
http://www.101languages.net/faroese/numbers.html
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Download a spreadsheet of numbers in Germanic languages (provided by Yoshi Smart)
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