mareld

Swedish

Etymology

From mar- (“sea”) +‎ eld (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Faroese mureldur, Norwegian Nynorsk moreld, English mareel.

Noun

mareld c

  1. (nautical) blue/white phosphorescence in seawater (believed to be bioluminescence); milky seas, mareel

Declension

Declension of mareld
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mareld marelds
definite marelden mareldens
plural indefinite mareldar mareldars
definite mareldarna mareldarnas

References

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