pigg
See also: Pigg, PIgG, and pIgG
English
Noun
pigg (plural piggs)
- A piggin.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pigg in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse pík f
Noun
pigg m (definite singular piggen, indefinite plural pigger, definite plural piggene)
- a spike
- a stud (e.g. on a studded tyre)
- a spine or quill (on an animal)
- a barb (on barbed wire)
Derived terms
- piggdekk
- piggrokke
- piggsvin
- piggtråd
References
- “pigg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse pík f
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪɡː/
Noun
pigg m (definite singular piggen, indefinite plural piggar, definite plural piggane)
- a spike
- a stud (e.g. on a studded tyre)
- a spine or quill (on an animal)
- a barb (on barbed wire)
Derived terms
- piggdekk
- piggsvin
- piggtråd
References
- “pigg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɡː/
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Adjective
pigg (comparative piggare, superlative piggast)
- lively, spirited
- Synonyms: livfull, frejdig
- alert, sharp
- Synonyms: alert, vaken, livlig
- dapper, peppy
Declension
Inflection of pigg | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | pigg | piggare | piggast |
Neuter singular | piggt | piggare | piggast |
Plural | pigga | piggare | piggast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | pigge | piggare | piggaste |
All | pigga | piggare | piggaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Derived terms
- Musse Pigg
Etymology 2
From Old Norse pík f
Noun
pigg c
- a spike
- a spine or quill (on an animal)
- a tooth (on a gear)
Declension
Declension of pigg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pigg | piggen | piggar | piggarna |
Genitive | piggs | piggens | piggars | piggarnas |