Malnoue

See also: malnoue

French

From malnoue (literally “bad (marshy) pasture”), from mal- +‎ noue.

Etymology

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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.

Related terms

• Malnoë
• malnoue

 

See also

• nappe phréatique

Further reading

• Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019