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mygga

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Swedish

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A mosquito, aedes aegypti, biting a human
A man, John Kasich, with a small microphone (mygga) attached to his shirt

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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mygga c

  1. A mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood).
    bli myggbiten / biten av en mygga
    be bit by a mosquito
    ett kliande myggbett
    an itchy [itching] mosquito bite
    Mygghonor suger blod
    Female mosquitoes suck blood
    Myggor inar
    Mosquitoes make a high-pitched buzzing sound
  2. (somewhat colloquial) A lavalier microphone, small microphone worn on clothing.

Usage notes

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  • As a mass noun, mygg is common.

Declension

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Declension of mygga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mygga myggas
definite myggan myggans
plural indefinite myggor myggors
definite myggorna myggornas

Derived terms

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See also

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Verb

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mygga (present myggar, preterite myggade, supine myggat, imperative mygga)

  1. (colloquial) to attach a small microphone to someone

Conjugation

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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
present participle myggande
past participle myggad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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