låga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "laga"

Swedish

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish loghi, lughi, from Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô.

Related to Icelandic logi, Middle High German lohe, more distantly to Latin lucere (to shine, to light), Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, white). All ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Alternative forms

Noun

låga c

  1. a flame (burning), a blaze, a flare
  2. flame; feeling of intense love
  3. a fallen tree lying on the ground (related to ligga = lie down)
Declension
Declension of låga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite låga lågas
definite lågan lågans
plural indefinite lågor lågors
definite lågorna lågornas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

låga

  1. inflection of låg:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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