tjuga
See also: tjúga
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕʉːˌɡa/
Etymology 1
Old Swedish tiugha, tiuva; from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (verb).
Noun
tjuga c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjuga | tjugas |
| definite | tjugan | tjugans | |
| plural | indefinite | tjugor | tjugors |
| definite | tjugorna | 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
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjuga | tjugas |
| definite | tjugan | tjugans | |
| plural | indefinite | tjugor | tjugors |
| definite | tjugorna | tjugornas |