myk

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *mūka, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meug-, *mewk-. Close to Latvian mukls (“swampy”), Old Norse myki, mykr (“dung”), Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus, lamp wick”) and μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”).

Noun

myk m

1. mould

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish myg.

Alternative forms

• mjuk (Nynorsk also)

Adjective

myk (neuter singular mykt, definite singular and plural myke, comparative mykere, indefinite superlative mykest, definite superlative mykeste)

1. soft

Derived terms

• silkemyk

Related terms

• myke (verb)
• mykne

Etymology 2

Verb

myk

1. imperative of myke

References

• “myk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

myk

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of møk

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from mknąć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɨk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɨk
• Syllabification: myk

Noun

myk m inan

1. (colloquial) trick (clever act to accomplish a goal)

Declension

Declension of myk

	singular	plural
nominative	myk	myki
genitive	myku	myków
dative	mykowi	mykom
accusative	myk	myki
instrumental	mykiem	mykami
locative	myku	mykach
vocative	myku	myki

Related terms

verb

• mknąć

 

Further reading

• myk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• myk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

myk ? (diminutive mykla)

1. mosquito