tongivande
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ton (“tone”) + givande (“giving”)
Adjective
[edit]tongivande (comparative mer tongivande, superlative mest tongivande)
- influential, trendsetting, (sometimes, by implication) leading
- Deras kebabsås var tongivande, och nu använder de flesta restauranger liknande recept
- Their kebab sauce was influential / set the model ("set the tone"), and now most restaurants use similar recipes
- en tongivande advokatbyrå
- a leading (highly influential) law firm