låga
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish loghi, lughi, from Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô.
Related to Icelandic logi, Middle High German lohe, more distantly to Latin lucere (“to shine, to light”), Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”). All ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
låga c
- a flame (burning), a blaze, a flare
- flame; feeling of intense love
- a fallen tree lying on the ground (related to ligga = lie down)
Declension edit
Declension of låga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | låga | lågan | lågor | lågorna |
Genitive | lågas | lågans | lågors | lågornas |
Derived terms edit
- eld och lågor (adjective)
- sparlåga
- tändlåga
Related terms edit
- ljungeld (“lightning”)
- ljus (“light”)
- ljusna (“to become bright”)
- lo (“lynx”)
- lugn (“calm”)
- lykta (“lantern”)
- lysa (“to shine”)
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
låga