tungspene

Swedish

Etymology

From tunga (“tongue”) +‎ spene (“teat”).

Noun

tungspene c

1. a uvula (fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate)

   Synonym: (more common) gomspene

Declension

Declension of tungspene

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tungspene	tungspenes
	definite	tungspenen	tungspenens
plural	indefinite	tungspenar	tungspenars
	definite	tungspenarna	tungspenarnas

References

• tungspene in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tungspene in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)