sveifgras

Icelandic

Etymology

From svífa (“to glide, to hover”) +‎ gras (“grass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsveiv.kraːs/

Noun

sveifgras n (genitive singular sveifgrass, nominative plural sveifgrös)

1. poa (grass of the genus Poa)

Declension

declension 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

• 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”)