en tång
Meaning
tongs, pliers; seaweed
In Swedish: ett slags tvåarmat gripverktyg
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tång |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tången |
| Plural, indefinite | tänger |
| Plural, definite | tängerna |
tång is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tång, den stora tången. Check another noun
Practise tång
1 / 2Is it en tång or ett tång?
Words built with tång
- avbitartång cutting pliers
- blåstång bladder wrack
Questions
What does tång mean in English?
tång means “tongs, pliers, seaweed”.
Is it en tång or ett tång?
It is en tång, and “the tongs” is tången.
What is the plural of tång?
The plural of tång is tänger, and the definite plural is tängerna.
Origin
From Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic *tangō.
Nearby common words
tång is number 7,879 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 7,877mission mission
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- 7,882fysiker physicist; person who studies or specializes in physics, short for fysisk person (“natural person”)
- 7,883knuffas crowd, push
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