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pigg

alert, spirited/pɪɡː/

pigg as an adjective

Meaning

alert; spirited

In Swedish: glad och livlig

Forms

Forms of pigg
Basic form	pigg	with en-words
Neuter	piggt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	pigga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	piggare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	piggast	“-est”, “most …”

pigg as a noun(en pigg)

Meaning

spike

In Swedish: tagg, spets, udd

Forms

Forms of pigg
Singular, indefinite	en pigg
Singular, definite	piggen
Plural, indefinite	piggar
Plural, definite	piggarna

pigg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pigg, den stora piggen. Check another noun

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What does pigg mean?

pigg in a sentence

en pigg gamling
a spry old person
pigga ögon
lively eyes
Är du pigg på att följa med?
Are you interested in (do you feel like) coming along too?
Jag är inte riktigt vaken än. Inte riktigt pigg.
I haven't quite woken up yet. I'm not really alert.
Jag är pigg och utvilad
I feel rested and refreshed [fresh and rested]
Som flygledare är det viktigt att vara pigg och alert på jobbet
As an air traffic controller, it's important to be fresh and alert at work
se pigg och fräsch ut
look bright and fresh
Hon är inte riktigt pigg än, så hon är hemma från skolan idag också
She's not quite recovered yet, so she's home from school today as well

Questions

What does pigg mean in English?

pigg means “alert, spirited”.

Is it en pigg or ett pigg?

It is en pigg, and “the spike” is piggen.

What is the plural of pigg?

The plural of pigg is piggar, and the definite plural is piggarna.

Similar words

alertkrylivligvaken

Origin

From Old Swedish pigger, perhaps from Old Norse píkr (“nail, spike”).

Nearby common words

pigg is number 4,316 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,312involverad involved
4,313utöva practise
4,314överlevnad survival
4,315engelsman an Englishman (person from England)
4,318bekanta acquaintances, mates
4,319ljuv delightful
4,320mäster Master, an older title of address, of highest class
4,321ikapp as a race, by racing, competitively, catching up with

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary