Malnoue

See also: malnoue

French

Etymology

From malnoue (literally “bad (marshy) pasture”), from mal- +‎ noue.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mal.nu/

Proper noun

Malnoue f

  1. a farm in La Gaubretière, Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France
  2. a farm in Marolles-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France
  3. a farm in Ruan-sur-Egvonne, Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France
  4. a hamlet in Soulaines-sur-Aubance, Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France

Proper noun

la Malnoue f

  1. (mythology, Sologne) A malevolent underground river (in actuality a very high water table that floods easily), connected to the Loire and harming people, cattle and buildings with diseases, rot, drowning, etc.
    Holonym: Sologne
  2. a district of Aubigny-sur-Nère, Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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