Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en tving

clamp

Meaning

clamp

In Swedish: verktyg som håller fast arbetsstycken intill varandra

Forms

Forms of tving
Singular, indefiniteen tving
Singular, definitetvingen
Plural, indefinitetvingar
Plural, definitetvingarna

tving is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tving, den stora tvingen. Check another noun

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Is it en tving or ett tving?

Words built with tving

  • skruvtving screw clamp

Questions

What does tving mean in English?

tving means “clamp”.

Is it en tving or ett tving?

It is en tving, and “the clamp” is tvingen.

What is the plural of tving?

The plural of tving is tvingar, and the definite plural is tvingarna.

Origin

Used in this form since 1825.

Nearby common words

tving is number 3,808 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary