nykra
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From nykur (“water-demon, nixie”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nykra f (genitive singular nykru, nominative plural nykrur)
- pondweed (plant of the genus Potamogeton)
Declension edit
declension of nykra
Derived terms edit
- fjallnykra (“alpine pondweed, Potamogeton alpinus”)
- grasnykra (“grass-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton gramineus”)
- hjartanykra (“clasping-leaf pondweed, Potamogeton perfoliatus”)
- langnykra (“whitestem pondweed, Potamogeton praelongus”)
- smánykra (“small pondweed, Potamogeton pusillus”)
- þráðnykra (“slender-leaved pondweed, Stuckenia filiformis”)
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
nykra