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

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sauðlaukur	sauðlaukurinn	sauðlaukar	sauðlaukarnir
accusative	sauðlauk	sauðlaukinn	sauðlauka	sauðlaukana
dative	sauðlauki / sauðlauk	sauðlauknum	sauðlaukum	sauðlaukunum
genitive	sauðlauks	sauðlauksins	sauðlauka	sauðlaukanna

Derived terms

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