mycket

Swedish

Etymology

Originally neuter singular of mycken, from Old Swedish mykin, mikin, accusative singular of mikil, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏˌkɛ(t)/

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Adjective

mycket

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite neuter singular of mycken

Adverb

mycket (comparative mer, superlative mest)

1. much, a lot

   Jag har mycket att göra idag.

   I have much to do today.

   Han behöver mycket pengar.

   He needs a lot of money.

2. (not comparable) very

   Det är mycket bra.

   That's very good.

Antonyms

• lite

Derived terms

• mycket bra

See also

• många