tjau

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tjau n (definite singular tjauet, indefinite plural tjau, definite plural tjaua or tjauene)

  1. alternative form of tjug

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare with Old Norse tigr, tugr (“amount of ten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çæʉ̯/

Noun

tjau n (definite singular tjauet, indefinite plural tjau, definite plural tjaua)

  1. a score (number), 20.
    Synonym: sneis

Inflection

Historical inflection of tjau
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
1938 eit tjau tjauet tjau tjaua [tjaui]
2012 (current) eit tjau tjauet tjau tjaua
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.

References

  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “tjug”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

tjau

  1. edible tree sap

References

  • Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary‎[2], IAD Press, →ISBN
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