arfi
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse arfi, likely a loanword, origin uncertain but possibly related to Latin ervum (“vetch”). Cognate with Danish arve and German Erve.
Noun
editarfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
- chickweed, starwort (plants of the genus Stellaria, which often grow as weeds)
- (more generally) weeds (unwanted plant)
Derived terms
edit- akurarfi (“common starwort, Stellaria graminea”)
- blóðarfi (“common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare”)
- fjöruarfi (“sea sandwort, Honckenya peploides”)
- haugarfi (“common chickweed, Stellaria media”)
- hjartarfi (“shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”)
- lágarfi (“saltmarsh starwort, Stellaria humifusa”)
- línarfi (“boreal starwort, Stellaria borealis”)
- stjörnuarfi (“fleshy starwort, Stellaria crassifolia”)
- vegarfi (“mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium fontanum”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun
editarfi m (genitive singular arfa, nominative plural arfar)
Declension
editdeclension of arfi
Synonyms
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editarfi
Anagrams
editOld Norse
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨᚾᛟ (arbijano /arbijanō/) (genitive plural), from Proto-Germanic *arbijô.
Noun
editarfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
Declension
edit Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)
Alternative forms
edit- ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular
- ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular
- ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Germanic *arfô.
Noun
editarfi m (genitive arfa, plural arfar)
Declension
edit Declension of arfi (weak an-stem)
Descendants
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- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/arvɪ
- Rhymes:Icelandic/arvɪ/2 syllables
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- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms with obsolete senses
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
- Icelandic noun forms
- is:Carnation family plants
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Norse
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine an-stem nouns