tjuga

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕʉːˌɡa/

Etymology 1

Old Swedish tiugha, tiuva; from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (verb).

Noun

tjuga c

Declension of tjuga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjuga tjugan tjugor tjugorna
Genitive tjugas tjugans tjugors tjugornas
  1. pitchfork; a large fork used e.g. to move large quantities of hay
Synonyms
  • hötjuga

Etymology 2

From tjugo (“twenty”), analogous to tia, femma etc.

Noun

tjuga c

Declension of tjuga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjuga tjugan tjugor tjugorna
Genitive tjugas tjugans tjugors tjugornas
  1. a number 20 (twenty)
  2. 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
  3. a coin or banknote worth twenty of a currency
    • most commonly referring to the Swedish twenty kronor (SEK) banknote
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