snøsøte
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
[edit]From snø (“snow”) + søte (“sweet thing”). The latter, søte f, is used ironically in reference to the bitter taste of the gentians.
Noun
[edit]snøsøte f (definite singular snøsøta, indefinite plural snøsøter, definite plural snøsøtene)
References
[edit]- “snøsøte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]snøsøte on the Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia.Wikipedia nn