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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sjurygg	sjuryggs
	definite	sjuryggen	sjuryggens
plural	indefinite	sjuryggar	sjuryggars
	definite	sjuryggarna	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