tugga
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tugga c
- a bite (as much as one can chew)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of tugga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tugga | tuggan | tuggor | tuggorna |
| Genitive | tuggas | tuggans | tuggors | tuggornas |
Verb[edit]
tugga (present tuggar, preterite tuggade, supine tuggat, imperative tugga)
- to chew (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of tugga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tugga | tuggas | ||
| Supine | tuggat | tuggats | ||
| Imperative | tugga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tuggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tuggar | tuggade | tuggas | tuggades |
| Ind. plural1 | tugga | tuggade | tuggas | tuggades |
| Subjunctive2 | tugge | tuggade | tugges | tuggades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tuggande | |||
| Past participle | tuggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
- tugga fradga (“froth at the mouth”)