Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tungǭ

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

N-stem variant of Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”). Cognate with Latin lingua (“tongue”) and Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*tungǭ f

  1. tongue
    Synonym: *tulgaz
  2. speech, language

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *tungǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tungǭ *tungōniz
vocative *tungǭ *tungōniz
accusative *tungōnų *tungōnunz
genitive *tungōniz *tungōnǫ̂
dative *tungōni *tungōmaz
instrumental *tungōnē *tungōmiz

Descendants

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia