spigg

Swedish

Etymology

Related to spik, likely from the sharp spines on the fish's back. First attested in 1740.[1]

Noun

spigg c

  1. stickleback
  2. (collectively) sticklebacks
    Det är spigg i vattnet
    There are sticklebacks in the water

Declension

Declension of spigg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spigg spiggs
definite spiggen spiggens
plural indefinite spiggar spiggars
definite spiggarna spiggarnas

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ spigg in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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