fnugg

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

EtymologyOpphav

fra dansk, jamfør norrønt fnykr ‘stank’; svensk fnyk ‘støvkorn’ og fnokkpappus (tuft of hairs on a seed) from Danish, compare Old Norse fnykr 'stench'; Swedish fnyk 'speck of dust' and fnokkpappus (tuft of hairs on a seed)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

liten, lett partikkel small, light particle
as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som snøfnuggsnowflake, støvfnuggspeck of dust
grann (I)a scrap, a tiny bit, sneva touch, a hint, a trace a scrap, a tiny bitgrann (I), a touch, a hint, a tracesnev
- jeg begriper ikke et fnugg I don't understand a thing
- ikke det fnugg not the slightest bit