nyckelpiga

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Swedish[edit]

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en nyckelpiga

Etymology[edit]

Compound of nyckel (key) + piga (maid, maiden), a reference to the Virgin Mary holding the keys to heaven. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun[edit]

nyckelpiga c

  1. ladybird (UK), ladybug (US) (beetle)

Declension[edit]

Declension of nyckelpiga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nyckelpiga nyckelpigan nyckelpigor nyckelpigorna
Genitive nyckelpigas nyckelpigans nyckelpigors nyckelpigornas

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