fluga

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fluga.

Pronunciation

Noun

fluga f (genitive singular flugu, plural flugur)

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (fishing) fly

Declension

Declension of fluga
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fluga flugan flugur flugurnar
accusative flugu fluguna flugur flugurnar
dative flugu fluguni flugum flugunum
genitive flugu flugunnar fluga fluganna

Derived terms


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflʏːɣa/ (
    listen:(file)
    )
    Rhymes: -ʏːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fluga.

Noun

fluga f (genitive singular flugu, nominative plural flugur)

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (fishing) fly
Declension
    Declension of fluga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fluga flugan flugur flugurnar
accusative flugu fluguna flugur flugurnar
dative flugu flugunni flugum flugunum
genitive flugu flugunnar flugna flugnanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Template:is-noun form n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of flug

Etymology 3

Noun

Template:is-noun form m

  1. indefinite genitive plural of flugur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fluga f

  1. definite singular of fluge

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flugǭ.

Noun

fluga f

  1. fly (insect)

Descendants

  • Danish: flue c
  • Faroese: fluga f
  • Icelandic: fluga f

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References

  • fluga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish flugha, from Old Norse fluga (fly), from Proto-Germanic *flugǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

fluga c

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (fishing) fly
  3. bowtie
  4. a temporarily very popular pastime; a craze, a fad

Declension

Declension of fluga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fluga flugan flugor flugorna
Genitive flugas flugans flugors flugornas

See also