tång
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tang"
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare German Zange, English tongs.
Noun
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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tång | tångs |
| definite | tången | tångens | |
| plural | indefinite | tänger | tängers |
| definite | tängerna | tängernas |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: tongit
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish þang, from Old Norse þang. Cf. Danish tang, Norwegian Bokmål tang, Norwegian Nynorsk tang.
Noun
tång c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tång | tångs |
| definite | tången | tångens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
References
- 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)