"μύγα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmiɣa/
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek μύγα (múga), from Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|μύγα}} Byzantine Greek μύγα (múga), {{uder|el|grc|μυῖα}} Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|μύγες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} μύγα • (mýga) f (plural μύγες), {{el-noun|f|μύγες}} μύγα • (mýga) f (plural μύγες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|μύγα|μύγες|μύγας|μυγών|μύγα|μύγες|μύγα|μύγες|note=}} Forms: mýga [romanization], μύγες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], μύγα [nominative, singular], μύγες [nominative, plural], μύγας [genitive, singular], μυγών [genitive, plural], μύγα [accusative, singular], μύγες [accusative, plural], μύγα [singular, vocative], μύγες [plural, vocative]
  1. (zoology) fly, housefly (any insect of the order Diptera or Muscidae) Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Dipterans Derived forms: μυγίτσα (mygítsa) [diminutive, feminine], μυγούλα (mygoúla) [diminutive, feminine], μυγάκι (mygáki) [diminutive, neuter], αλογόμυγα (alogómyga) (english: horsefly) [feminine], κρεατόμυγα (kreatómyga) (english: blowfly) [feminine], σκατόμυγα (skatómyga) (english: dung fly) [feminine], μυγοπαγίδα (mygopagída) (english: flytrap) [feminine], μυγοσκοτώστρα (mygoskotóstra) (english: flyswatter) [feminine], έκανε κι η μύγα κώλο κι έχεσε τον κόσμο όλο (ékane ki i mýga kólo ki échese ton kósmo ólo) (english: of those who has risen above their station, often in an arrogant manner; the fly made a (bigger) arse and shat on the entire world) [literally], σήκωσε κι η μύγα κώλο να χέσει τον κόσμο όλο (síkose ki i mýga kólo na chései ton kósmo ólo) (english: of those who has risen above their station, often in an arrogant manner; the fly raised its arse as if to shit on the entire world) [literally]

Inflected forms

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