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nuckelavee

/nʌklɑːˈviː/

nuckelavee noun: an aquatic horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology, said to cause droughts and epidemics and to harm crops and animals.

Noun

nuckelavee (plural nuckelavees)

  1. An aquatic horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology, said to cause droughts and epidemics and to harm crops and animals.

Forms of nuckelavee

pluralnuckelavees
alternative formnuckalavee

Origin of nuckelavee

From Orcadian Scots knoggelvi, from Scots neugle (“water spirit in the form of a horse”). Related to English nicker (“water demon”).

Questions about nuckelavee

What does nuckelavee mean?
Nuckelavee means an aquatic horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology, said to cause droughts and epidemics and to harm crops and animals.
What part of speech is nuckelavee?
Nuckelavee is a noun.
How do you pronounce nuckelavee?
Nuckelavee is pronounced /nʌklɑːˈviː/.
What is the plural of nuckelavee?
The plural of nuckelavee is nuckelavees.

Words near nuckelavee in the dictionary

  1. nucinellids
  2. nucivorous
  3. NUCJ
  4. nuckalavee
  5. nuckalavees
  6. nuckelavee
  7. nuckelavees
  8. nucking futs
  9. Nuckolls
  10. Nuckolls County
  11. Nucla

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