English
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Etymology
From OE. netle.
Pronunciation
n�t'(�)l, /�net(�)l/, /<tt>"net(@)l</tt>/
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Noun
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- A herb, Urtica, which is covered with stinging hairs, causing a rash.
- Loosely, anything which causes such a rash, such as a jellyfish or sea-nettle.
- A family name
Translations
Armenian: եղիճ (e�i�) mod. pron. [jeγi�]
Czech: kop�iva f
Dutch: netel m, brandnetel m
Finnish: nokkonen
French: ortie f
German: Nessel f
Greek: αναλή�η (anal�ph�) f, κνίδη f, Mod. Gr. ��ο�κνίδα f
Interlingua: urtica
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Italian: ortica
Korean: �기� (sswaegipur, -pul)
Latin: urtīca
Polish: pokrzywa f
Portuguese: ortiga f, urtiga f
Russian: кÑ�апива f (krapÃva)
Spanish: t|es|ortiga|f
Dacian: dyn
Verb
en-verb|nettl|ing
- Of the nettle plant, to sting or cause a rash in someone.
#: The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.
- To pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone.
Translations
Dutch: irriteren, op de heupen werken
French: piquer, irriter, vexer
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Interlingua: irritar, vexar
Portuguese: picar, irritar, vexar, provocar
Spanish: t|es|picar, t|es|irritar, t|es|provocar
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