tyngd
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
(deprecated template usage) past participle of tynga
Adjective
tyngd
- under mental strain; being seriously bothered by something
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish thyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *þunguz “heavy” (Old Norse þungr). Cognate with Danish tyngde and Norwegian tyngde. See also tung.
Noun
tyngd c
- (uncountable) weight; a force on an object due to the gravitational attraction
- weight; a disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.
- weight; importance
- Eftersom han är en stor auktoritet på området så har hans argument stor tyngd i frågan.
- As he is a great authority in the area his arguments does have great weight in the question at hand.
- Eftersom han är en stor auktoritet på området så har hans argument stor tyngd i frågan.
Declension
| Declension of tyngd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tyngd | tyngden | tyngder | tyngderna |
| Genitive | tyngds | tyngdens | tyngders | tyngdernas |