mareld
Swedish
Etymology
From mar- (“sea”) + eld (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Faroese mureldur, English mareel.
Noun
mareld c
- (nautical) blue/white phosphorescence in seawater (believed to be bioluminescence); milky seas, mareel
Declension
| Declension of mareld | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mareld | marelden | mareldar | mareldarna |
| Genitive | marelds | mareldens | mareldars | mareldarnas |
References
- mareld in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mareld in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mareld in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)