smæra

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *smēr-/*smair- (kind of clover). Compare Gaulish *uisumaris (clover), Old Irish seamar, Icelandic smári (clover), English shamrock.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smæra f (genitive singular smæru, nominative plural smærur)

  1. Bermuda buttercup, soursob, soursop, sourgrass, Cape sorrel (Oxalis pes-caprae)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Mémoires de la Société finno-ougrienne. (2012). Finland: Nimilehti painettu Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran kirjapainossa, p. 255