mycket

Swedish

Etymology

Originally neuter singular of mycken, from Old Swedish mykin, mikin, accusative singular of mikil, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʏˌkɛ(t)/
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Adjective

mycket

  1. indefinite neuter singular of mycken

Adverb

mycket (comparative mer, superlative mest)

  1. much, a lot
    Jag har mycket att göra idag.
    I have much to do today.
    Han behöver mycket pengar.
    He needs a lot of money.
  2. (not comparable) very
    Det är mycket bra.
    That's very good.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • mycket bra

See also

Further reading

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