mareld

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

mareld c

1. (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)