tyggegummi
Danish
Etymology
tygge (“chew”) + gummi (“gum, rubber”), a calque of English chewing gum. Compare German Kaugummi and Swedish tuggummi
Noun
tyggegummi n (singular definite tyggegummiet, plural indefinite tyggegummier)
- (chiefly uncountable) chewing gum
Declension
Declension of tyggegummi
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tyggegummi | tyggegummiet | tyggegummier | tyggegummierne |
| genitive | tyggegummis | tyggegummiets | tyggegummiers | tyggegummiernes |
Descendants
- tyggigúmmí
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
tygge + gummi, a calque of English chewing gum
Noun
tyggegummi m (definite singular tyggegummien, indefinite plural tyggegummier, definite plural tyggegummiene)
- chewing gum
References
- “tyggegummi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tyggjegummi
Etymology
tygge + gummi, a calque of English chewing gum
Noun
tyggegummi m (definite singular tyggegummien, indefinite plural tyggegummiar, definite plural tyggegummiane)
- chewing gum
References
- “tyggegummi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.