mysa
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *mihswǭ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmysa f (genitive singular mysu, uncountable)
Declension
editDeclension of mysa (singular only) | ||
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f1s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mysa | mysan |
accusative | mysu | mysuna |
dative | mysu | mysuni |
genitive | mysu | mysunnar |
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *mihswǭ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmysa f (genitive singular mysu, no plural)
Declension
editSwedish
editEtymology
editAttested since 1640. From Danish myse (“squint”) and Norwegian myse (“squint”), ultimately related to Ancient Greek μύω (múō, “to close ones lips/eyes”) and μυωπία (myopía, “near-sightedness; myopia”) and English myopic. Compare myssla (“to whistle; to squeak”, archaic, dialectal).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmysa (present myser, preterite myste or mös, supine myst, imperative mys)
- To be engaged in an activity that is comfortable or pleasurable.
- Katten ligger och myser i solen.
- The cat is lying in the sun, feeling cozy.
- To be comfortable or content with something.
- (archaic) To smile (with only slight movement of the mouth), particularly as a sign of contentedness or comfort.
- c. 1670, anonymous author, Bröllops Beswär, section 177:
- (Då) Handtags i hwar oc en wrå, med mysande liuszögde systrar.
- [And thus] hands are shaken in every corner, with contentedly smiling light-eyed sisters.
- 1835, diaries of Zacharias Topelius, diaries, 2:100
- Sophie Olsson myste på mund, tyckte visst om sig i sin svarta domino.
- Sophie Olsson smiled contentedly and quite liked herself in her black domino.
Conjugation
editConjugation of mysa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | mysa | — | ||
Supine | myst | — | ||
Imperative | mys | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | mysen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | myser | myste | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | mysa | myste | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | myse | myste | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | mysande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
editReferences
editCategories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɪːsa
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɪːsa/2 syllables
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːsa
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːsa/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Danish
- Swedish terms derived from Norwegian
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish terms with archaic senses
- Swedish terms with quotations
- Swedish weak verbs