tunghäfta
Swedish
Etymology
tunga (“tongue”) + häfta
Noun
tunghäfta c
- (pathology, now rare) being tongue-tied
- (figuratively) being (temporarily) tongue-tied (due to nervosity or the like)
- Jag fick tunghäfta
- I became tongue-tied
Declension
| Declension of tunghäfta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | tunghäfta | tunghäftan | — | — |
| Genitive | tunghäftas | tunghäftans | — | — |
References
- tunghäfta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tunghäfta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tunghäfta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)