mygga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mujan, from Proto-Indo-European *mu (“fly”), *mew-. Cognates with Norwegian mygg, Icelandic mý, Danish myg, Old English mycg, mycge (whence Middle English mygga, 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.

Noun

mygga c

mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Usage notes

As a mass noun, mygg is common.

Declension

Declension of mygga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mygga	myggan	myggor	myggorna
Genitive	myggas	myggans	myggors	myggornas

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