sveifgras
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom svífa (“to glide, to hover”) + gras (“grass”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsveifgras n (genitive singular sveifgrass, nominative plural sveifgrös)
Declension
editdeclension of sveifgras
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sveifgras | sveifgrasið | sveifgrös | sveifgrösin |
accusative | sveifgras | sveifgrasið | sveifgrös | sveifgrösin |
dative | sveifgrasi | sveifgrasinu | sveifgrösum | sveifgrösunum |
genitive | sveifgrass | sveifgrassins | sveifgrasa | sveifgrasanna |
Derived terms
edit- blásveifgras (“glaucous bluegrass, Poa glauca”)
- fjallasveifgras (“alpine meadow grass, Poa alpina”)
- hásveifgras (“rough bluegrass, Poa trivialis”)
- kjarrsveifgras (“wood bluegrass, Poa nemoralis”)
- lotsveifgras (“wavy meadow grass, Poa flexuosa”)
- vallarsveifgras (“bluegrass, Poa pratensis”)
- varpasveifgras (“annual meadow grass, Poa annua”)