löja
Swedish
editEtymology
editCognate of Norwegian laue, løya, løje, Danish løjer. Doublet of låga. See also Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) as the name of a holy fish attested in the ode to Berenice by Theocritus ([1]).
The name is due to the silvery flashes from the sides of the fish at its turns in the water. Compare etymologies for braxen and id.
Noun
editlöja c
- bleak (fish)
Declension
editDeclension of löja | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | löja | löjan | löjor | löjorna |
Genitive | löjas | löjans | löjors | löjornas |
References
edit- löja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- löja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- löja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- löja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)