berjalyngur

Faroese

vanligur berjalyngur (Empetrum nigrum)

berjalyngur (Empetrum)

Etymology

ber (“berry”) +‎ lyngur (“a plant, mostly from the heather family (Ericaceae)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹjaˌlɪŋkʊɹ/

Noun

berjalyngur m (genitive singular berjalyngs)

1. crowberry, a shrub of the genus Empetrum

Declension

m6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	berjalyngur	berjalyngurin
accusative	berjalyng	berjalyngin
dative	berjalyngi	berjalynginum
genitive	berjalyngs	berjalyngsins

Synonyms

• berlyngur

Derived terms

• vanligur berjalyngur - black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
• tvíkynjaður berjalyngur - mountain crowberry (Empetrum hermaphroditum)