søterot – Norwegian Nynorsk noun declension

Noun: søterot
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.	søterot
Pl.	søterøter

Definite

Sg.	søterota
Pl.	søterøtene

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like søterot

tepperot, burot, bot, rosenrot, kvadratrot, parkeringsbot, villrot, turmannsrot, sisselrot, gulrot, kålrot, søterot,

Etymology

1. From søte (“sweet thing”) + rot (“root”). Alternatively, from søte f (“gentian or polypody”).
2. (gentian): According to Aasen, the first part is used ironically in reference to its bitter taste. First attested in 1698 simultaneously in glossaries of Thomas Bloch and David Klim.
3. (polypody): calque of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza) from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”), probably through some other language (compare German Süßholz and Swedish sötrot (“gentian or glycyrrhiza”)). See: Ancient Greek Nouns 'γλυκύρριζα'.