tyngd
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Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
[edit]Participle
[edit]tyngd
- past participle of tynga
Adjective
[edit]tyngd
- under mental strain; being seriously bothered by something
Etymology 2
[edit]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.
Nomen
[edit]tyngd c
- (uncountable) weight, heaviness ((downward) force exerted by a (heavy) object due to its mass, intuitively)
- Han studerade guldtackan i handen. Kände dess tyngd.
- He studied the gold bar in his hand. Felt its weight/heaviness.
- vara tyngdlös
- be weightless
- a (massive) weight (object defined solely by its (substantial) heaviness, for example a weight used in weight training or weightlifting (though see usage notes) or an object used to weigh something down)
- tyngdlyftning
- weightlifting
- weight (importance)
- Eftersom han är en stor auktoritet på området har hans argument stor tyngd i frågan
- As he is a great authority in the area, his arguments carry great weight in the matter
Usage notes
[edit]- A (typical) weight used in weight training or weightlifting or in a balance or the like is more commonly called a vikt. Tyngd is a more general term in a sense.
- In everyday usage, tyngd vs. vikt can be summarized as "(downward) force due to weight" vs. "what something weighs." Sometimes a bit fuzzy.
Declension
[edit]Declension of tyngd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tyngd | tyngden | tyngder | tyngderna |
Genitive | tyngds | tyngdens | tyngders | tyngdernas |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- vikt (“weight”)
References
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