rauðvingull

Icelandic

Etymology

From rauður (“red”) +‎ vingull (“fescue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrøyð.viŋkʏtl/

Noun

rauðvingull m (genitive singular rauðvinguls, nominative plural rauðvinglar)

1. red fescue (Festuca rubra)
   • 1926, “Sáðsljettur”, in Ársrit Rætunarfélags Norðurlands‎^[1], volume 23, page 61:

     Fræið spíraði illa og frægresið hvarf úr sögunni á fáum árum, en í þess stað náði margskonar illgresi yfirhöndinni, svo sem: súrur, mjaðurt, sóleyjar, fíflar o. fl. og grastegundir, sem í Danmörku þykja ljelegar fóðurjurtir, eins og snarrótarpuntur og rauðvingull.

     The seed sprouted badly and the seed grass disappeared from history in a few years, but in its place many different kinds of weeds gained the upper hand: sorrels, meadowsweet, buttercups, dandelions and others; and grass species, which in Denmark are considered poor fodder plants, like tufted hairgrass and red fescue.

   • 1995 January 13, “Ýmsar grastegundir”, in Dagblaðið Vísir‎^[2], volume 85/21, number 11, page 37:

     Á Íslandi er túnvingull algengasta grastegundin, ef með er talinn rauðvingull, sem stundum telst til sömu tegundar.

     In Iceland, Arctic fescue is the most common grass species, if red fescue is also counted, which is sometimes considered to be the same species.

Declension

Declension of rauðvingull (masculine, based on vingull)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rauðvingull	rauðvingullinn	rauðvinglar	rauðvinglarnir
accusative	rauðvingul	rauðvingulinn	rauðvingla	rauðvinglana
dative	rauðvingli	rauðvinglinum	rauðvinglum	rauðvinglunum
genitive	rauðvinguls	rauðvingulsins	rauðvingla	rauðvinglanna