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Translingual
Symbol
tog
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tonga (Malawi).
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from earlier togman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). It started being used by thieves and vagabonds with the noun togman, which was an old slang word for "cloak". By the 1700s the noun "tog" was used as a short form for "togman", and it was being used for "coat", and before 1800 the word started to mean "clothing". The verb "tog" came out after a short period of time and became a popular word which meant to dress up. The unit of thermal resistance was coined in the 1940s after the clo, a unit of thermal insulation of clothing, which was itself derived from clothes.
Pronunciation
Noun
tog (plural togs)
- A cloak.
- (slang, archaic) A coat.
c. 1864, Alfred Peck Stevens, “The Chickaleary Cove”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 161:I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on.
- A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre
Derived terms
Verb
tog (third-person singular simple present togs, present participle togging, simple past and past participle togged)
- (transitive) To dress (often with up or out).
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:“ […] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. […] ”
Etymology 2
Adverb
tog (not comparable)
- (knitting) Abbreviation of together.
2012, Kay Meadors, Knitting for a Cure, page 34:Row 1 (Right side): Slip 1, K1, K2 tog, YO, K 10, (K2 tog, YO) twice, K3.
Etymology 3
Clipping of tautog
Noun
tog (plural togs)
- A tautog, a large wrasse native to the eastern coast of North America.
2021, Nick Honachefsky, “Catching Tautog from Shore”, in On The Water:Though most jetty anglers fish the tip when looking for blackfish, tog can often be found along the entire structure.
2023, Tony Salerno, “Shaking The Winter Jitters: It’s Time For Tog’”, in The Fisherman:However, many locations hold plenty of keeper tog to 8 pounds, with several monster white chins over the 10-pound mark, particularly along the East End of the Sound.
Verb
tog (third-person singular simple present togs, present participle togging, simple past and past participle togged)
- (transitive) To fish for tautog.
2023, Jason Colby, “Tog Jigging: Do It Your Way!”, in The Fisherman:Another mindset that seems to work well for new togging recruits is to ask them to wait until the fish ‘takes the rod down’.
Etymology 4
Clipping of photographer
Noun
tog (plural togs)
- (informal) A photographer, especially a professional one.
2006 July 9, “Lapel mic question”, in DV Info Net, archived from the original on 12 April 2024:Funny you should ask, I had a "scene" with a photographer, at yesterdays' Wedding, over the Groom's lapel Mic, the Groom was ok with it, but the tog, said it would spoil his photos, the Groom had a light jacket on, so it was visible, but, what else can you do?
2016 April 15, “Another Wedding Another Photog screwing things up”, in Whirlpool forums, archived from the original on 4 November 2016:If the tog said he'd deliver A grade shots but actually delivered D grade – tog is at fault
2022 December 9, “Whats your favourite lens?”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 9 December 2022:Been a tog for a few years now, bit by bit expanding my lens library and just the other day picked up a 16-35mm f4 IS, it's pretty great.
Synonyms
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *tāga, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tég-os, from *(s)teg- (“to cover”). Compare Latin tegō (“to cover”), Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof”), Old Irish tech (“house”), and others.
Noun
tog m (plural togje, definite togu, definite plural togjet)
- heap, pile
- cluster, bunch (of people)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 148
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German toge, toch, from Old Saxon *tugi, from Proto-Germanic *tugiz. Cognate with Dutch teug, German Zug, Old English tyge. The sense "train" is derived from German Zug.
Pronunciation
Noun
tog n (singular definite toget, plural indefinite tog or toge)
- train
- expedition
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
tog
- past tense of tage
Dutch
Adverb
tog
- Misspelling of toch.
- Hij kwam tog? ― He came, didn't he?
Faroese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
tog n (genitive singular togs, plural tog)
- (hemp) rope
- long hair of a sheep skin
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
tog n (genitive singular togs, nominative plural tog)
- the act of pulling
- rope
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zug (sense 1), and German Low German tog, toch (sense 2).
Pronunciation
Noun
tog n (definite singular toget, indefinite plural tog, definite plural toga or togene)
- (rail transport) a train (line of connected cars or carriages, often hauled by a locomotive)
- a procession or parade
- 17. mai-toget ― the 17th of May parade
Derived terms
References
- “tog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German tuch (“fare, pulling”) (genitive toges). In the sense of a train, it is a semantic borrow from German Zug.
Noun
tog n (definite singular toget, indefinite plural tog, definite plural toga)
- (rail transport) a train (as above)
- a procession or parade
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From earlier and Old Norse tog, from Proto-Germanic *taugō.
Noun
tog n (definite singular toget, indefinite plural tog, definite plural toga)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of tau
- (pre-1938) alternative form of tau
Inflection
Historical inflection of tog
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indefinite singular
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definite singular
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indefinite plural
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definite plural
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toget (toge)
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1917
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toget
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toga, togi
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eit tog
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toget
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tog
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toga
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20122 (current)
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Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.
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References
- “tog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
tog
- second-person singular imperative of do·goa
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
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Nasalization
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tog
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thog
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tog pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Old Norse
Etymology
Possibly from an older Proto-Germanic *tugą. Related to the verb toga.
Noun
tog n
- rope, line, cord
Declension
Declension of tog (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “tog”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
tog f
- genitive plural of toga
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish tócbáil, verbal noun of do·fócaib (“lifts up, raises; takes, takes up; brings; takes away, lifts off, removes; raises, sets up (of stones, buildings, etc.); exalts, uplifts, elevates, extols; rears, brings up, fosters; exacts, levies, raises (a tribute or tax); awakens, rouses, excites”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tog (past thog, future togaidh, verbal noun togail, past participle togta)
- lift, raise, rear, haul, pick up, hoist
- build, erect
- brew, distil
- carry
- take away
- excite, stir, cheer up, rouse
- exact (as tribute)
- rear, educate, rear, bring up (a child)
- hoist, weigh
- extol
- (agriculture) make sheaves of corn
Derived terms
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·fócaib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tócbáil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “tog”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tǫgъ. Cognate with Czech tuhý.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tọ̑g (comparative bȍlj tọ̑g, superlative nȁjbolj tọ̑g)
- rigid, stiff
Inflection
Further reading
- “tog”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
tog
- past indicative of ta
- past indicative of taga
Anagrams