sjurygg

Swedish

the prominent ridges of warts giving the fish its name

Etymology

sju +‎ rygg. On its body the fish has seven longitudinal rows of warts which form seven edges or ridges.

Noun

sjurygg c

1. lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus

Declension

Declension of sjurygg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sjurygg	sjuryggen	sjuryggar	sjuryggarna
Genitive	sjuryggs	sjuryggens	sjuryggars	sjuryggarnas

Synonyms

• stenbit (“male lumpsucker”)
• kvabbso (“female lumpsucker”)

References

• sjurygg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sjurygg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sjurygg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Sjurygg, Artfakta.se