Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tvaŋˀ/, [ˈtˢʋ̥ɑŋˀ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Danish thwang, from Middle Low German dwank, from Proto-Germanic *þwanguz, *þwangiz, cognate with Swedish tvång n, English thong, German Zwang, Old Norse þvengr (thong). Doublet of tvinge.

Noun

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tvang c (singular definite tvangen, not used in plural form)

  1. coercion
  2. compulsion
Declension
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Declension of tvang
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative tvang tvangen
genitive tvangs tvangens
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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tvang

  1. past tense of tvinge

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From the verb tvinge.

Noun

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tvang m (definite singular tvangen, uncountable)

  1. force, coercion, duress
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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tvang

  1. simple past of tvinge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the verb tvinge.

Noun

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tvang m (definite singular tvangen, uncountable)

  1. force, coercion, duress

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Swedish

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Verb

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tvang

  1. past indicative of tvinga