blávingull

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From blár (blue) +‎ vingull (fescue).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplauːˌviŋkʏtl/

Noun

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blávingull m (genitive singular blávinguls, nominative plural blávinglar)

  1. viviparous fescue, viviparous sheep's fescue (Festuca vivipara)
    • 1995 January 13, “Ýmsar grastegundir”, in Dagblaðið Vísir[1], volume 85/21, number 11, page 37:
      Blávingull, sem skyldur er túnvingli, er einnig mjög algengur á Íslandi.
      Viviparous fescue, which is related to Arctic fescue, is also very common in Iceland.

Declension

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