tång

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tang"

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tǫng. Compare German Zange, English tongs.

Noun

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
Declension of tång 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tång tången tänger tängerna
Genitive tångs tångens tängers tängernas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish þang, from Old Norse þang.

Noun

tång c

  1. (uncountable) seaweed
Declension
Declension of tång 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tång tången — —
Genitive tångs tångens — —

References
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