UrsprungFrom Old Swedish thyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *þunguz “heavy” (Old Norse þungr). Cognate with Danish tyngde and Norwegian tyngde. See also tung.
- form-of, participle, pastpast participle of tynga
- under mental strain; being seriously bothered by something
- common-gender, uncountableweight, heaviness ((downward) force exerted by a (heavy) object due to its mass, intuitively)
“Han studerade guldtackan i handen. Kände dess tyngd.” — He studied the gold bar in his hand. Felt its weight/heaviness.
“vara tyngdlös” — be weightless
- common-gender, uncountableweight (gravitational force on an object)
- common-gendera (massive) weight (object defined solely by its (substantial) heaviness, for example a weight used in weight training or weightlifting (though see usage notes) or an object used to weigh something down)
“tyngdlyftning” — weightlifting
- common-genderweight (importance)
“Eftersom han är en stor auktoritet på området har hans argument stor tyngd i frågan” — As he is a great authority in the area, his arguments carry great weight in the matter
Formertyngd(indefinite, nominative, singular) · tyngds(genitive, indefinite, singular) · tyngden(definite, nominative, singular) · tyngdens(definite, genitive, singular) · tyngder(indefinite, nominative, plural) · tyngders(genitive, indefinite, plural) · tyngderna(definite, nominative, plural) · tyngdernas(definite, genitive, plural)