mannete

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

marnete, marneta
manneta (pre-2012)
manet

Etymology

From Old Norse marnæta (“sea-nettle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²manːeːta/

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

brennmannete
glasmannete

Related terms

mar (“sea”, in compounds)
nete, netle (“nettle”)

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

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