tungspene

Swedish

Etymology

From tunga (“tongue”) +‎ spene (“teat”).

Noun

tungspene c

1. a uvula (fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate)

   Synonym: (more common) gomspene

Declension

Declension of tungspene
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tungspene	tungspenen	tungspenar	tungspenarna
Genitive	tungspenes	tungspenens	tungspenars	tungspenarnas

References

• tungspene in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tungspene in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)