låga

See also: laga, and lagą

Swedish

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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

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

Declension

Declension of låga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	låga	lågas
	definite	lågan	lågans
plural	indefinite	lågor	lågors
	definite	lågorna	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

• låga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• låga in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Etymology 2

Adjective

låga

1. inflection of låg:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural