taggar

Taggar is a Swedish term with several related uses. In botany, tagg means a thorn or spine, and taggar is the plural form. The word is used to describe sharp projections on plants, such as the thorns of roses, hawthorns, or other woody species. Taggar can also be used more loosely to refer to any pointed, defensive projection on vegetation, and the concept sometimes appears in descriptions of plant structures or adaptations.

In modern Swedish, tagga is a verb meaning to tag, as in associating a person, topic, or keyword with a piece of content on social media or in metadata. The present tense form is taggar, as in “hon taggar sina vänner i inlägget” (she tags her friends in the post) or “tagga inlägget med relevanta nyckelord” (tag the post with relevant keywords). The noun form tagg is still used for a physical thorn, while taggar can also be used as a plural noun to refer to multiple digital tags or keywords.

Etymology and scope: The botanical sense derives from the native meaning of tagg as a thorn or spine, rooted in early Germanic languages. The digital sense is a borrowing and adaptation of the English word tag, following standard Swedish verb and noun formation patterns. Together, taggar thus covers both a natural, plant-related meaning and a contemporary, technological usage in Sweden.