tång
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tang"
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare German Zange, English tongs.
Noun
edittång c
- a pair of pliers
- a pair of pincers
- Synonym: kniptång
- a pair of forceps
- (in some compounds) various hair styling tools; a tong, an iron
Declension
editDeclension of tång
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Finnish: tongit
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Swedish þang, from Old Norse þang.
Noun
edittång c
Declension
editDeclension of tång
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | tång | tångs |
definite | tången | tångens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- tång in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tång in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tång in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tång in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish uncountable nouns
- Swedish nouns with irregular plurals