ånga

See also: anga, aanga, angå, aṅga, and anga-

Swedish

ånga

Etymology

The oblique case of ånge (in Early Modern Swedish), from Old Swedish ange. Compare Old Norse ang (“fragrance”) and Old Norse anga (“to exhale; to emit fragrance”).

Beyond the Nordic languages the origin is unclear, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

Noun

ånga c

1. steam
2. vapour/vapor

Declension

Declension of ånga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ånga	ångas
	definite	ångan	ångans
plural	indefinite	ångor	ångors
	definite	ångorna	ångornas

Derived terms

• vattenånga (“water vapour”)
• ångbåt (“steamboat”)
• ånglok (“steam locomotive”)
• ångdriven (“steam-powered”)

References

• ånga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ånga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ånga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• angå, gå an