lyng
See also: -lyng
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic *lingwą. Cognate with Faroese lyngur, Norwegian lyng, Danish lyng, Swedish ljung.
Pronunciation
Noun
lyng n (genitive singular lyngs, no plural)
Declension
declension of lyng
Derived terms
- beitilyng (“common heather, Calluna vulgaris”)
- bláberjalyng (“bog bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum”)
- hrútaberjalyng (“stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis”)
- krækiberjalyng (“crowberry, Empetrum nigrum”)
- ljósalyng (“bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia”)
- lynghæna (“quail”)
- lyngjafni (“interrupted clubmoss, Lycopodium annotinum”)
- lyngrós (“rhododendron”)
- mosalyng (“moss bell heather, Harrimanella hypnoides”)
- rauðberjalyng (“cowberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
- sortulyng (“common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi”)
- týtuberjalyng (“cowberry, lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lyng m (definite singular lyngen, indefinite plural lynger, definite plural lyngene)
lyng n (definite singular lynget, indefinite plural lyng, definite plural lynga or lyngene)
Derived terms
References
- “lyng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lyng m (definite singular lyngen, indefinite plural lyngar, definite plural lyngane)
lyng n (definite singular lynget, indefinite plural lyng, definite plural lynga)
Derived terms
References
- “lyng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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