fruktfluga
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom frukt (“fruit”) + fluga (“fly”). Perhaps an anglicism.
Noun
editfruktfluga c
- Synonym of bananfluga (“a fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster”)
- Synonym of borrfluga (“any insect of the Tephritidae family, some of the fruit flies”)
Usage notes
editDoes not appear in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) or Svensk ordbok (SO). Mentioned in an example for borrfluga in SO.
Declension
editDeclension of fruktfluga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fruktfluga | fruktflugan | fruktflugor | fruktflugorna |
Genitive | fruktflugas | fruktflugans | fruktflugors | fruktflugornas |