markatta

Finnish

Noun

markatta

1. abessive singular of markka

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German merkatte. Cf. German Meerkatze, Dutch meerkat.

Noun

markatta c

1. a guenon (Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus)
2. (colloquial, derogatory) a mean, ill-tempered woman

   Synonym: häxa

Declension

Declension of markatta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	markatta	markattas
	definite	markattan	markattans
plural	indefinite	markattor	markattors
	definite	markattorna	markattornas

References

• markatta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• markatta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)