turmannsrot
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBy surface analysis, turmann (“tour man”) + rot (“root”). Originally from Latin tormentilla, possibly through *turmanntille, whence also other dialectal names of tormentil, such as tillimann, rennskitstille (“diarrhea calm”) and tellerot (“count root”).
Noun
editturmannsrot f (definite singular turmannsrota, indefinite plural turmannsrøter, definite plural turmannsrøtene)
Synonyms
edit- tepperot (the official name)