föga

See also: foga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fögha, fögho, föghe (“fitting, ingenious, moderate, slight, little”); like Danish føje from Middle Low German vôge (“appropriate, moderate”), from Proto-Germanic *fōʒia-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

föga

1. little, small, not much, slight

Adverb

föga

1. little, not very, hardly

   det är föga förvånande

   it is hardly surprising