tjuga

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʉːˌɡa/

Etymology 1

Old Swedish tiugha, tiuva; from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (verb).

Noun

tjuga c

Declension of tjuga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjuga	tjugan	tjugor	tjugorna
Genitive	tjugas	tjugans	tjugors	tjugornas

1. pitchfork; a large fork used e.g. to move large quantities of hay

Synonyms

• hötjuga

Etymology 2

From tjugo (“twenty”), analogous to tia, femma etc.

Noun

tjuga c

Declension of tjuga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjuga	tjugan	tjugor	tjugorna
Genitive	tjugas	tjugans	tjugors	tjugornas

1. a number 20 (twenty)
2. a person or an object by context associated with the number twenty, for instance in sports and other forms of competing
   • a twentieth place holder
3. a coin or banknote worth twenty of a currency
   • most commonly referring to the Swedish twenty kronor (SEK) banknote

Related terms

• tjugo
• femma
• tia
• hundring

Anagrams

• gjuta