No. 881 in Icelandic
heimaey
"Heimaey" means "Home Island" and is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, Iceland.
In a sentence
Heimaey er stærsta eyja Vestmannaeyja.
Heimaey is the largest island of the Vestmannaeyjar.
Here, 'Heimaey' is used as a proper noun, the name of a specific island.
Við heimsóttum heimaey um sumarið.
We visited the home-island during the summer.
In this case, 'heimaey' is used generically, suggesting an island that is considered home.
Fólk talar mikið um gosið á Heimaey.
People talk a lot about the eruption on Heimaey.
'Heimaey' here is again used as a proper noun, referencing the island known as Heimaey.
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