tjug

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse þjó, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.

Noun

tjug

  1. thigh

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

tjug n (definite singular tjuget, indefinite plural tjug, definite plural tjuga or tjugene)

  1. a score (number), 20.
    Synonym: snes

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare 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)

  1. a score (number), 20.
    Synonym: sneis

Inflection

Historical inflection of tjug
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
Aasen1, 2 eit Tjug Tjuget Tjug Tjugi
1901 tjuget (tjuge)
1917 tjuget tjuga, tjugi
19383 tjuga [tjugi]
2012 (current) eit tjug tjuget tjug tjuga
  • 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

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