tyngd

== Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === ==== Participle ==== tyngd 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, heaviness ((downward) force exerted by a (heavy) object due to its mass, intuitively) (physics) weight (gravitational force on an object) 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) weight (importance) ===== Usage notes ===== 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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== tynga ==== See also ==== vikt (“weight”) === References === “tyngd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tyngd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tyngd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)