låga
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Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish loghi, lughi, from Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô.
Related to Icelandic logi, Middle High German lohe, more distantly to Latin lucere (“to shine, to light”), Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”). All ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
låga c
- a flame (burning), a blaze, a flare
- flame; feeling of intense love
- a fallen tree lying on the ground (related to ligga = lie down)
Declension[edit]
Declension of låga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | låga | lågan | lågor | lågorna |
Genitive | lågas | lågans | lågors | lågornas |
Derived terms[edit]
- eld och lågor (adjective)
- sparlåga
- tändlåga
Related terms[edit]
- ljungeld (“lightning”)
- ljus (“light”)
- ljusna (“to become bright”)
- lo (“lynx”)
- lugn (“calm”)
- lykta (“lantern”)
- lysa (“to shine”)
References[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
låga
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