markatta

== Finnish == === Noun === markatta abessive singular of markka == Swedish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German merkatte. Cf. German Meerkatze, Dutch meerkat. === Noun === markatta c a guenon (Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus) (colloquial, derogatory) a mean, ill-tempered woman Synonym: häxa ==== Declension ==== === References === “markatta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “markatta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)