Tórshavn

See also: Torshavn

English

Etymology

From Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).

Proper noun

Tórshavn

Capital of the Faroe Islands

Translations

Capital of the Faroe Islands

Chinese:
Mandarin: 托爾斯港, 托尔斯港 (Tuō'ěrsīgǎng) (Tu)
Danish: Thorshavn, Torshavn c
Faroese: Tórshavn f
Icelandic: Þórshöfn f

Latvian: Touršhavna f
Lithuanian: Torshaunas m
Old Norse: Þórshǫfn f
Portuguese: Tórshavn f, Torshavn f, Thorshavn f
Swedish: Torshamn (sv)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórshǫfn (literally “Thor's Haven”), from Tórur (“Thor”) +‎ havn (“haven, harbour”).

Proper noun

Tórshavn f

Tórshavn

Related terms

floghavn

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Torshavn, Thorshavn

Proper noun

Tórshavn f

Tórshavn (the capital city of Faroe Islands)

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