klunga

Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate of English cling. Compare origin of Danish klynge (“cluster”) and German Klüngel (“clique”). Doublet of klänga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklɵŋa/

Noun

klunga c

huddle, scrum, bunch
(cycling) peloton

Declension

Declension of klunga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klunga	klungan	klungor	klungorna
Genitive	klungas	klungans	klungors	klungornas

Derived terms

folkklunga
trädklunga
tätklunga

See also

skock

References

klunga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
klunga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
klunga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
klunga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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