burkni

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• burkn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏr̥knɪ/

Noun

burkni m (genitive singular burkna, nominative plural burknar)

1. fern, bracken
2. wood fern (Dryopteris)

Declension

declension of burkni

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	burkni	burkninn	burknar	burknarnir
accusative	burkna	burknann	burkna	burknana
dative	burkna	burknanum	burknum	burknunum
genitive	burkna	burknans	burkna	burknanna

Derived terms

• byrkningur
• dílaburkni (“broad buckler fern, Dryopteris dilatata”)
• hlíðaburkni (“parsley fern, Cryptogramma crispa”)
• klettaburkni (“green spleenwort, Asplenium viride”)
• skjaldburkni (“holly fern, Polystichum lonchitis”)
• stóriburkni (“male fern, Dryopteris filix-mas”)
• svartburkni (“maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes”)
• þríhyrnuburkni (“long beech fern, Phegopteris connectilis”)