tång

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Swedish[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare German Zange, English tongs.

Noun[edit]

tång c

  1. a pair of pliers
  2. a pair of pincers
    Synonym: kniptång
  3. a pair of forceps
  4. (in some compounds) various hair styling tools; a tong, an iron
Declension[edit]
Declension of tång 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tång tången tänger tängerna
Genitive tångs tångens tängers tängernas
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Finnish: tongit

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Swedish þang, from Old Norse þang.

Noun[edit]

tång c

  1. (uncountable) seaweed
Declension[edit]
Declension of tång 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tång tången
Genitive tångs tångens
Derived terms[edit]

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