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 (neuter)

	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”)