mygga
Swedish
A mosquito, aedes aegypti, biting a human
A man, John Kasich, with a small microphone (mygga) attached to his shirt
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.
Noun
mygga c
- mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
- small microphone attached to clothing
Usage notes
- As a mass noun, mygg is common.
Declension
| Declension of mygga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mygga | myggan | myggor | myggorna |
| Genitive | myggas | myggans | myggors | myggornas |
Verb
- to attach a small microphone on someone