mygga
Swedish
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Etymology
From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mujan, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (“fly”), *mew-. Cognates with Norwegian mygg, Icelandic mý, Danish myg, Old English mycg, mycge (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.
Pronunciation
Noun
mygga c
- mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
- (somewhat colloquial) a small microphone attached to clothing
Usage notes
- As a mass noun, mygg is common.
Declension
Declension of mygga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mygga | myggan | myggor | myggorna |
Genitive | myggas | myggans | myggors | myggornas |
Verb
mygga (present myggar, preterite myggade, supine myggat, imperative mygga)
- (colloquial) to attach a small microphone on someone
Conjugation
Conjugation of mygga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | mygga | myggas | ||
Supine | myggat | myggats | ||
Imperative | mygga | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | myggen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | myggar | myggade | myggas | myggades |
Ind. plural1 | mygga | myggade | myggas | myggades |
Subjunctive2 | mygge | myggade | mygges | myggades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | myggande | |||
Past participle | myggad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
Categories:
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish weak verbs
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