en fluga
Meaning
fly; bow tie; fad, craze
In Swedish: ett slags insekt av ordningen Diptera
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fluga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | flugan |
| Plural, indefinite | flugor |
| Plural, definite | flugorna |
fluga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fluga, den stora flugan. Check another noun
Practise fluga
1 / 2Is it en fluga or ett fluga?
fluga in a sentence
- Flyg, fula fluga, flyg! Och den fula flugan flög. [a tongue twister]Fly [imperative of flyga], ugly fly, fly! And the ugly fly flew.
Words built with fluga
- spyfluga bluebottle, blowfly
- modefluga fashion craze
Questions
What does fluga mean in English?
fluga means “fly, bow tie”.
Is it en fluga or ett fluga?
It is en fluga, and “the fly” is flugan.
What is the plural of fluga?
The plural of fluga is flugor, and the definite plural is flugorna.
Similar words
innepryl
Origin
From Old Swedish flugha, from Old Norse fluga (“fly”), from Proto-Germanic *flugǭ.
Nearby common words
fluga is number 2,930 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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