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A mosquito, aedes aegypti, biting a human
 
A man, John Kasich, with a small microphone (mygga) attached to his shirt

Etymology

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From Middle Low German mügge, from Old Saxon muggia, from Proto-West Germanic *muggjā, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mujan, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (fly), *mew-.

Cognates with Norwegian mygg, Icelandic , Danish myg, Old English myċġ, myċġe (whence Middle English migge, 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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mygga c

  1. A mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood).
    bli myggbiten / biten av en mygga
    be bit by a mosquito
    ett kliande myggbett
    an itchy [itching] mosquito bite
    Mygghonor suger blod
    Female mosquitoes suck blood
    Myggor inar
    Mosquitoes make a high-pitched buzzing sound
  2. (somewhat colloquial) A lavalier microphone, small microphone worn on clothing.

Usage notes

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  • As a mass noun, mygg is common.

Declension

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Declension of mygga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mygga myggas
definite myggan myggans
plural indefinite myggor myggors
definite myggorna myggornas

Derived terms

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See also

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Verb

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mygga (present myggar, preterite myggade, supine myggat, imperative mygga)

  1. (colloquial) to attach a small microphone to someone

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mygga (weak)
active passive
infinitive mygga myggas
supine myggat myggats
imperative mygga
imper. plural1 myggen
present past present past
indicative myggar myggade myggas myggades
ind. plural1 mygga myggade myggas myggades
subjunctive2 mygge myggade mygges myggades
present participle myggande
past participle myggad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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