rosemaler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who practises rosemaling.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹəʊzəˌmɑːlə/ /-sə-/ /-ˌmɔː-/ /ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɚ/

Word forms

rosemaler rosemalers

Etymology

From rosemaling + -er; or borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaler, from rose (“rose”) + male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -er (“-er, suffix indicating a person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb”).

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