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”)
Further reading
- μύγα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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