svengata
Finnish
verb
Definitions
- to groove to perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music
- (slang) to be going, to be doing, to be happening
- to have a good time
Etymology
Derived from English swing (swing, beat) derived from Swedish svänga.
Origin
Swedish
svänga
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aswing English
- backswing English
- downswing English
- forswing English
- inswing English
- midswing English
- outswing English
- overswing English
- preswing English
- sex swing English
- swing English
- swingable English
- swingarm English
- swingball English
- swingbeat English
- swingboat English
- swingby English
- swinger English
- swingest English
- swingeth English
- swingframe English
- swinglike English
- swingline English
- swingman English
- swingometer English
- swingout English
- swingset English
- swingtail English
- swingtree English
- swingy English
- tailswing English
- upswing English
- svengaava Finnish
- swingi Finnish
- schwingen German
- swing Italian
- swingen Dutch, Flemish
- swing French
- swing Spanish, Castilian
- swing Portuguese
- svänga Swedish
- スイング Japanese
- swingen Middle English
- svingi Esperanto
- souîndgi Norman