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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
lungen m or f
- definite masculine singular of lunge
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lunganjō, an extension of Proto-Germanic *lungô, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Cognate with Old Frisian lungen, Old Saxon lungannia, Old High German lunganna.
Pronunciation
Noun
lungen f
- lung
Declension
Declension of lungen (strong ō-stem)
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