trång
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þranger, from Old Norse þrǫngr, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from *þrinhwaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to push, press”). Cognate with English throng, Icelandic þröngur, Nynorsk trong, German dringen.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
trång (comparative trängre, superlative trängst)
Declension
Inflection of trång | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | trång | trängre | trängst |
Neuter singular | trångt | trängre | trängst |
Plural | trånga | trängre | trängst |
Masculine plural3 | trånga | trängre | trängst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | trånge | trängre | trängste |
All | trånga | trängre | trängsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Inflection of trång | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | trång | trångare | trångast |
Neuter singular | trångt | trångare | trångast |
Plural | trånga | trångare | trångast |
Masculine plural3 | trånge | trångare | trångast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | trånge | trångare | trångaste |
All | trånga | trångare | trångaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |