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pigg.

alert, fresh (often after sleeping, as opposed to drowsy)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɪɡː/
  1. alert, fresh (often after sleeping, as opposed to drowsy)

    Jag är inte riktigt vaken än. Inte riktigt pigg.
    Jag är pigg och utvilad
  2. alert, fresh (often after sleeping, as opposed to drowsy) healthy

    Hon är inte riktigt pigg än, så hon är hemma från skolan idag också
    Jag känner mig lite piggare idag
  3. alert, fresh (often after sleeping, as opposed to drowsy) lively, active

    pigga små hundvalpar
    pigga pensionärer
  4. alert, fresh (often after sleeping, as opposed to drowsy) lively, active spry

    en pigg 90-åring
  5. up for, keen on (wanting)

    predicative
    Vi tänkte gå på bio. Är du pigg på att hänga med?
    Jag vet inte om jag är så pigg på det
noun/pɪɡː/
  1. a (small) spike

    common-gender
  2. a spine, a thorn, a quill

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish pigger, perhaps from Old Norse píkr (“nail, spike”). Cognate with Danish pig. Related also to Swedish pik and Old Norse pík.

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