tjuga
See also: tjúga
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕʉːˌɡa/
Etymology 1
Old Swedish tiugha, tiuva; from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (verb).
Noun
tjuga c
- pitchfork (a large fork used e.g. to move large quantities of hay)
- Synonym: hötjuga
Declension
| Declension of tjuga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjuga | tjugan | tjugor | tjugorna |
| Genitive | tjugas | tjugans | tjugors | tjugornas |
Etymology 2
From tjugo (“twenty”), analogous to tia, femma etc.
Noun
tjuga c
- a number 20 (twenty)
- a person or an object by context associated with the number twenty, for instance in sports and other forms of competing
- a twentieth place holder
- a coin or banknote worth twenty of a currency
- most commonly referring to the Swedish twenty kronor (SEK) banknote
Declension
| Declension of tjuga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjuga | tjugan | tjugor | tjugorna |
| Genitive | tjugas | tjugans | tjugors | tjugornas |
Related terms
- tjugo
- femma
- tia
- hundring
Anagrams
- gjuta