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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse marnæta (“sea-nettle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mannete f (definite singular manneta, indefinite plural manneter, definite plural mannetene)
- 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