tjug
Norn
Etymology
From Old Norse þjó, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.
Noun
tjug
- thigh
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tjau
Noun
tjug n (definite singular tjuget, indefinite plural tjug, definite plural tjuga or tjugene)
- a score (number), 20.
- Synonym: snes
References
- “tjug” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “tjug” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tjau
- kjau, kju, kjug, tjaug
Etymology
Confer with Old Norse tigr, tugr (“amount of ten”). Compare with Swedish tjog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çʉː(ɡ)/
Noun
tjug n (definite singular tjuget, indefinite plural tjug, definite plural tjuga)
- a score (number), 20.
- Synonym: sneis
Inflection
Historical inflection of tjug
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Aasen also lists the following forms: Kjau, Kju, and Kjug. These spellings are not listed with the 1903 official glossary. 3tjau was introduced as an official side form. |
References
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “tjug”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
- “tjug” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.