sóley

See also: Sóley and solèy

Icelandic

Etymology

From sól (“sun”) +‎ ey (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsouːl.eiː/

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Noun

sóley f (genitive singular sóleyjar, nominative plural sóleyjar)

1. any of various plants in the genus Ranunculus, the buttercups
   1. specifically, the meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris)

      Synonym: brennisóley

See also

• bergsóley (“clematis”)
• brekkusóley (“field pansy, Viola arvensis”)
• brennisóley (“meadow buttercup, Ranunculus acris”)
• draumsóley (“poppy, Papaver”)
• dvergsóley (“pygmy buttercup, Ranunculus pygmaeus”)
• flagasóley (“creeping spearwort, Ranunculus reptans”)
• holtasóley (“mountain avens, Dryas octopetala”)
• hófsóley (“marsh marigold, Caltha palustris”)
• jöklasóley (“glacier buttercup, Ranunculus glacialis”)
• lónasóley (“longbeak buttercup, Ranunculus eradicatus”)
• lækjasóley (“marsh marigold, Caltha palustris”)
• mýrasóley (“marsh grass of Parnassus, Parnassia palustris”)
• sifjarsóley (“goldilocks buttercup, Ranunculus auricomus”)
• silfursóley (“aconite-leaf buttercup, Ranunculus aconitifolius”)
• skógarsóley (“anemone”)
• skriðsóley (“creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens”)
• trefjasóley (“high northern buttercup, Ranunculus hyperboreus”)