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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *mugjǭ, *mują, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (fly), *mew-.

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

Noun

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 n (genitive singular mýs, nominative plural )

  1. (collective) midge, blackfly, midget, gnat
Declension
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    Declension of
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mýið mýin
accusative mýið mýin
dative mýi mýinu mýjum mýjunum
genitive mýs mýsins mýja mýjanna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek μῦ ().

Noun

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 n

  1. mu (Greek letter)