smæra

See also: Smæra

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmaiːra/
    Rhymes: -aiːra

Noun

smæra f (genitive singular smæru, nominative plural smærur)

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

Declension

Declension of smæra (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smæra smæran smærur smærurnar
accusative smæru smæruna smærur smærurnar
dative smæru smærunni smærum smærunum
genitive smæru smærunnar smæra smæranna

References

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