tång
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tang"
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare German Zange, English tongs.
Noun edit
tång 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 edit
Declension of tång | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tång | tången | tänger | tängerna |
Genitive | tångs | tångens | tängers | tängernas |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: tongit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Swedish þang, from Old Norse þang.
Noun edit
tång c
Declension edit
Declension of tång | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | tång | tången | — | — |
Genitive | tångs | tångens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
References 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)