låga

See also: laga and lagą

Swedish

Pronunciation

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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

låge

Noun

låga c

a flame (burning), a blaze, a flare
flame; feeling of intense love
a fallen tree lying on the ground (related to ligga = lie down)

Declension

Declension of låga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	låga	lågan	lågor	lågorna
Genitive	lågas	lågans	lågors	lågornas

Derived terms

eld och lågor (adjective)
sparlåga
tändlåga

Related terms

ljungeld (“lightning”)
ljus (“light”)
ljusna (“to become bright”)
lo (“lynx”)
lugn (“calm”)
lykta (“lantern”)
lysa (“to shine”)

References

Adjective

låga

inflection of låg:
1. definite singular
2. plural

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