klunga

Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate of English cling. Compare origin of Danish klynge (“cluster”) and German Klüngel (“clique”). Doublet of klänga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɵŋa/

Noun

klunga c

1. huddle, scrum, bunch
2. (cycling) peloton

Declension

Declension of klunga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klunga	klungan	klungor	klungorna
Genitive	klungas	klungans	klungors	klungornas

Derived terms

• folkklunga
• trädklunga
• tätklunga

See also

• skock

References

• klunga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klunga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klunga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• klunga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)