mugg
See also: Mügg
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, uncountable)
- mould
References
- “mugg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse mugga f.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, indefinite plural muggar, definite plural muggane)
- (usually collective, uncountable) mould (layer)
Derived terms
- muggen
- muggsopp
Related terms
- mjuk
- mygl
Etymology 2
Related to mò n.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, uncountable)
- small waste particles; dust
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2019 revision, neuter was considered co-standard as its grammatical gender.[1] With the change, the form mugget was made obsolete.
Derived terms
- sagmugg
Etymology 3
From Danish muk, from Middle Low German muke.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, uncountable)
- (pathology) mud fever (skin disease in horses)
Etymology 4
Unknown.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, indefinite plural muggar, definite plural muggane)
- a kind of cotton cloth
Etymology 5
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mugg
- imperative of mugga
References
- “mugg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Swedish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse múgr (“mass, heap (of corn)”).[1]
Noun
mugg c
- mug; a large cup
- mug or cup; travel mug, children's mug
- (informal, definite form singular only) the toilet
Declension
| Declension of mugg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mugg | muggen | muggar | muggarna |
| Genitive | muggs | muggens | muggars | muggarnas |
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mok1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute