tjuga

See also: tjúga

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʉːˌɡa/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tjuga c

1. pitchfork (a large fork used e.g. to move large quantities of hay)

   Synonym: hötjuga

Declension

Declension of tjuga

		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

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

Declension

Declension of tjuga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tjuga	tjugas
	definite	tjugan	tjugans
plural	indefinite	tjugor	tjugors
	definite	tjugorna	tjugornas

Related terms

• tjugo
• femma
• tia
• hundring

Anagrams

• gjuta