mannete

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse marnæta (sea-nettle).

Pronunciation

Noun

mannete f (definite singular manneta, indefinite plural manneter, definite plural mannetene)

  1. jellyfish, sea nettle
    Synonyms: gople, klyse, kobbeklyse
    Sjøen her er full av manneter.
    The ocean here is full of jellyfish.

Derived terms

References

  • “mannete”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “Marneta” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring