mygg
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mują, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-. Compare Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Icelandic mý, English midge, West Frisian mich, Dutch mug, Low German mügge, German Mücke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]mygg m (definite singular myggen, indefinite plural mygg, definite plural myggene)
- a mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
- (figurative) something small (and insignificant)
- a small microphone that is or can be fit to a person
- (soccer) a footballer (soccer) under ten years of age
Usage notes
[edit]Mygg is the popular name for the mosquito, a more accurate name is stikkemygg. The mygg family (see Wikipedia above) comprises far more than mosquitoes.
References
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mują, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-. Compare Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Icelandic mý, English midge, West Frisian mich, Dutch mug, Low German mügge, German Mücke.
Noun
[edit]mygg m (definite singular myggen, indefinite plural myggar, definite plural myggane)
- (zoology) a mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
- (figurative, by extension) something small (and insignificant)
- a small microphone that is or can be fit to a person
- (soccer) a footballer (soccer) under ten years of age
Usage notes
[edit]Mygg is the popular name for the mosquito, a more accurate name is stikkemygg. The mygg family (see Wikipedia above) comprises far more than mosquitoes.
References
[edit]- “mygg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
[edit]Noun
[edit]myġġ m
- Alternative form of myċġ
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See mygga.
Noun
[edit]mygg n pl
- mosquitoes (collective noun for small flying insects of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood; an individual mosquito is called a mygga)
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | - | - |
definite | - | - | |
plural | indefinite | mygg | myggs |
definite | myggen | myggens |
References
[edit]- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Football (soccer)
- nb:Insects
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Zoology
- nn:Football (soccer)
- nn:Insects
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish pluralia tantum