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Icelandic
Etymology
From steinn (“stone”) + brjótur (“breaker”); a loan translation of Late Latin saxifraga, from earlier Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking, stone-crushing”). Compare German Steinbrech, Danish stenbræk, Dutch steenbreek.
Pronunciation
Noun
steinbrjótur m (genitive singular steinbrjóts, nominative plural steinbrjótar)
- saxifrage
Declension
Derived terms
- bergsteinbrjótur (“alpine saxifrage, Saxifraga paniculata”)
- dvergsteinbrjótur (“Ottertail Pass saxifrage, Saxifraga tenuis”)
- gullsteinbrjótur (“yellow saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoides”)
- hreistursteinbrjótur (“leafy saxifrage, Saxifraga foliolosa”)
- kornasteinbrjótur (“meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata”)
- laukasteinbrjótur (“drooping saxifrage, Saxifraga cernua”)
- lækjasteinbrjótur (“highland saxifrage, Saxifraga rivularis”)
- mosasteinbrjótur (“mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides”)
- snæsteinbrjótur (“snow saxifrage, Saxifraga nivalis”)
- stjörnusteinbrjótur (“starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellaris”)
- þúfusteinbrjótur (“tufted saxifrage, Saxifraga cespitosa”)