/²tɵŋa/, [²t̪ʰɵŋa]
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish tunga, from Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
- common-gendera tongue (organ)
- common-gendera tongue (flap in a shoe)
- common-gendera language, speech
“De skatter som förvärvas genom falsk tunga, de äro en försvinnande dunst och hasta till döden.” — The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. (Proverbs 21:6 – old bible translation with archaic language)
- archaic, common-gendera weight (for measuring weight with scales)
“Tyskland var då tungan på den europeiska jämviktens vågskål” — Germany was then the weight in the pan of the European balance
- archaic, common-gendera burden, a trouble
- archaic, common-gendera duty, something one is forced to do or pay
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular
- form-of, pluralplural
Formertunga(indefinite, nominative, singular) · tungas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · tungan(definite, nominative, singular) · tungans(definite, genitive, singular) · tungor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · tungors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · tungorna(definite, nominative, plural) · tungornas(definite, genitive, plural)