ugn
Translingual
Symbol
ugn
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ugandan Sign Language terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ughn, oghn, from Old Norse *ogn (variant of Old Norse ofn), from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Danish and Norwegian ovn, Icelandic ofn, Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns)), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɵŋn/
Noun
ugn c
- an oven (chamber used for baking or heating)
- Alla barnen tittade in i ugnen förutom Rut. Hon tittade ut.
- All the children looked into the oven except Rut. She looked out. [joke on a common rhyming "Alla barnen ..." formula]
- a furnace (for industrial use or the like)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ugn | ugns |
definite | ugnen | ugnens | |
plural | indefinite | ugnar | ugnars |
definite | ugnarna | ugnarnas |
Related terms
See also
- grytlapp (“potholder”)
- grytvante (“oven mitt, oven glove”)
- grädda
- långpanna (“roasting pan”)
- spis (“stove, cooker”)
- steka
- tillaga
- bakplåt (“baking sheet, baking tray”)