sauðlaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

From sauður (“wether”) +‎ laukur (“onion, leek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsøyðˌløyːkʏr/

Noun

sauðlaukur m (genitive singular sauðlauks, nominative plural sauðlaukar)

1. arrowgrass (plant of the genus Triglochin)

Declension

Declension of sauðlaukur (masculine, based on laukur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sauðlaukur	sauðlaukurinn	sauðlaukar	sauðlaukarnir
accusative	sauðlauk	sauðlaukinn	sauðlauka	sauðlaukana
dative	sauðlauk, sauðlauki	sauðlauknum	sauðlaukum	sauðlaukunum
genitive	sauðlauks	sauðlauksins	sauðlauka	sauðlaukanna

Derived terms

• mýrasauðlaukur (“marsh arrowgrass, Triglochin palustris”)
• strandsauðlaukur (“sea arrowgrass, Triglochin maritima”)