spigg

Swedish

spigg

Etymology

Related to spik, likely from the sharp spines on the fish's back. Earliest attested in 1740.

Noun

spigg c

1. stickleback
2. (collectively) sticklebacks

   Det är spigg i vattnet

   There are sticklebacks in the water

Declension

Declension of spigg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spigg	spiggs
	definite	spiggen	spiggens
plural	indefinite	spiggar	spiggars
	definite	spiggarna	spiggarnas

Derived terms

• småspigg
• storspigg

References

• spigg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spigg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• piggs