ugn
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom 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 auhns), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editugn 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
editDeclension of ugn | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ugn | ugnen | ugnar | ugnarna |
Genitive | ugns | ugnens | ugnars | ugnarnas |
Related terms
editSee also
edit- grytlapp (“potholder”)
- grytvante (“oven mitt, oven glove”)
- grädda
- långpanna (“roasting pan”)
- spis (“stove, cooker”)
- steka
- tillaga
- bakplåt (“baking sheet, baking tray”)
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