mygga
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 mý, 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 edit
Noun edit
mygga c
- A mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood).
- (somewhat colloquial) A lavalier microphone, small microphone worn on clothing.
Usage notes edit
- As a mass noun, mygg is common.
Declension edit
| Declension of mygga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mygga | myggan | myggor | myggorna |
| Genitive | myggas | myggans | myggors | myggornas |
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
mygga (present myggar, preterite myggade, supine myggat, imperative mygga)
- (colloquial) to attach a small microphone on someone
Conjugation edit
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | myggande | |||
| Past participle | myggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading edit
- mygga in Svensk ordbok.