tugga
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tugga c
- a bite (as much as one can chew)
Declension
[edit]Declension of tugga
Verb
[edit]tugga (present tuggar, preterite tuggade, supine tuggat, imperative tugga)
- to chew (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of tugga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tugga | tuggas | ||
| Supine | tuggat | tuggats | ||
| Imperative | tugga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tuggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tuggar | tuggade | tuggas | tuggades |
| Ind. plural1 | tugga | tuggade | tuggas | tuggades |
| Subjunctive2 | tugge | tuggade | tugges | tuggades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tuggande | |||
| Past participle | tuggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- tugga fradga (“froth at the mouth”)