Hunger

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hunger, from Old High German hungar, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Hun‧ger

Noun

Hunger m (strong, genitive Hungers, no plural)

  1. hunger

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Further reading

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Middle High German hunger, from Old High German hungar, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz, from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈhuŋa/
    • Rhymes: -uŋa
    • Syllabification: Hun‧ger

    Noun

    Hunger m

    1. (uncountable) hunger (need for food)
      Ich hon HungerI'm hungry (literally, “I have hunger”)

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    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Hunger”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 79, column 2

    Low German

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German hunger, from Old Saxon hungar, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz. Compare High German Hunger, Dutch honger, English hunger, Swedish hunger.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Hunger m (uncountable)

    1. hunger

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    North Frisian

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    Etymology

    from Old Frisian hunger, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Hunger m

    1. (Sylt) hunger