Lunge
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Compare Dutch long, English lung, Danish lunge, Swedish lunga, Icelandic lunga.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lunge f (genitive Lunge, plural Lungen)
- (physiology, anatomy) lung, lungs
Usage notes
- The German singular may refer to a person’s left or right lung, or to both lungs collectively. Compare the same in Hüfte (“hip, hips”).
Declension
Declension of Lunge
Derived terms
- auf Lunge
- Lungenader
- Lungenarterie
- Lungengläschen
- Lungenemphysem
- Lungenfisch
- Lungenfunktion
- lungengängig
- lungenkrank
- Lungenkrebs
- Lungenschlagader
- Lungentorpedo
- Lungenzug
Related terms
Further reading
- “Lunge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lunge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Lunge” in Duden online
Lunge on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Lunge f
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian lungen, from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *lunganjō. Cognates include West Frisian longe and English lung.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lunge f (plural Lungen)