μύγα
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μύγα (múga), from Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiɣa/
- Hyphenation: μύ‧γα
Noun
μύγα • (mýga) f (plural μύγες)
Declension
Derived terms
- μυγίτσα f (mygítsa) (diminutive)
- μυγούλα f (mygoúla) (diminutive)
- μυγάκι n (mygáki) (diminutive)
- αλογόμυγα f (alogómyga, “horsefly”)
- κρεατόμυγα f (kreatómyga, “blowfly”)
- σκατόμυγα f (skatómyga, “dung fly”)
- μυγοπαγίδα f (mygopagída, “flytrap”)
- μυγοσκοτώστρα f (mygoskotóstra, “flyswatter”)
- έκανε κι η μύγα κώλο κι έχεσε τον κόσμο όλο (ékane ki i mýga kólo ki échese ton kósmo ólo, “of those who has risen above their station, often in an arrogant manner”) (literally: "the fly made a (bigger) arse and shat on the entire world")
- σήκωσε κι η μύγα κώλο να χέσει τον κόσμο όλο (síkose ki i mýga kólo na chései ton kósmo ólo, “of those who has risen above their station, often in an arrogant manner”) (literally: "the fly raised its arse as if to shit on the entire world")
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.