mý

See also my, m’y, .my, My, Mỹ, and MY

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /miː/

  Rhymes: -iː

  Homophones: mí

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mujan, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (“fly”), *mew-.

Cognates include the Norwegian mygg, Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Old English mycg, mycge (whence Middle English mygga, English midge); Old High German mucka (German Mücke (“mosquito”)); Latvian muša; Albanian mizë; Russian муха (múxa); Ancient Greek μυῖα (muia); Ukranian муха (múxa); Bulgarian муха (múxa); Lower Sorbian mucha, Polish mucha and Slovak mucha. Akin to Latin musca (“fly”). Compare the Dutch mug.

Noun

mý n (genitive singular mýs, plural mý)

1. (collective) midge, blackfly, midget, gnat

Declension

declension of mý

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mý	mýið	mý	mýin
accusative	mý	mýið	mý	mýin
dative	mýi	mýinu	mýjum	mýjunum
genitive	mýs	mýsins	mýja	mýjanna

Derived terms

• mýbit
• mýfluga
• mýmargur
• Mývatn

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μῦ.

Noun

mý n

1. mu (Greek letter)