gyttja

== English == === Etymology === From Swedish. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gyttja (countable and uncountable, plural gyttjas) A mud formed from the partial decay of peat. == Swedish == === Etymology === Probably from Proto-Germanic *gutjōn, related to *geutaną (“to pour”). === Noun === gyttja c watery mud, muck (geology) a fine-grained, nutrient-rich organic mud, or peat, deposited in lakes and ponds ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== dy gegga lera sump ==== Related terms ==== gyttjebad gyttjebotten gyttjebrottning gyttjepöl gyttjig === References === “gyttja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)