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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Modern cognates include German jung, English young.
Pronunciation
Noun
יונג • (yung) m, plural יונגען (yungen), diminutive ייִנגל (yingl) or ייִנגעלע (yingele)
- a youth
- guy, fellow
Adjective
יונג • (yung) (comparative ייִנגער (yinger), superlative ייִנגסט (yingst))
- young
Declension
Declension of יונג
| predicative
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יונג
yung
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| case
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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| indefinite
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definite
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post./nom.
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| nominative
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יונגער
yunger
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יונג
yung
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יונגע
yunge
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יונגס
yungs
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יונגע
yunge
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יונגע
yunge
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| accusative
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יונגן
yungn
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| dative
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יונגן
yungn
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יונגער
yunger
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Antonyms