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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Compare Swedish ung, Icelandic ungur, Dutch jong, German jung, English young.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ung (neuter ungt, plural and definite singular attributive unge, comparative yngre, superlative (predicative) yngst, superlative (attributive) yngste)
- young
Further reading
Icelandic
Adjective
ung
- strong nominative singular feminine of ungur
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish oingid, from Latin ungō.
Pronunciation
Verb
ung (present analytic ungann, future analytic ungfaidh, verbal noun ungadh, past participle ungtha)
- (transitive, religion, etc.) anoint (with oil, ointment, etc.)
- Synonym: olaigh
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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ungaim
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ungann tú; ungair†
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ungann sé, sí
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ungaimid
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ungann sibh
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ungann siad; ungaid†
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a ungann; a ungas / a n-ungann*
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ungtar
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past
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d'ung mé; d'ungas / ung mé‡; ungas‡
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d'ung tú; d'ungais / ung tú; ungais‡
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d'ung sé, sí / ung sé, sí‡
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d'ungamar; d'ung muid / ungamar; ung muid‡
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d'ung sibh; d'ungabhair / ung sibh; ungabhair‡
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d'ung siad; d'ungadar / ung siad; ungadar‡
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a d'ung / ar ung*
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ungadh; hungadh†
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past habitual
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d'ungainn / ungainn‡; n-ungainn‡‡
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d'ungtá / ungtá‡; n-ungtᇇ
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d'ungadh sé, sí / ungadh sé, sí‡; n-ungadh sé, s퇇
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d'ungaimis; d'ungadh muid / ungaimis; ungadh muid‡; n-ungaimis‡‡; n-ungadh muid‡‡
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d'ungadh sibh / ungadh sibh‡; n-ungadh sibh‡‡
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d'ungaidís; d'ungadh siad / ungaidís; ungadh siad‡; n-ungaidís‡‡; n-ungadh siad‡‡
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a d'ungadh / a n-ungadh*
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d'ungtaí / ungtaí‡; n-ungta퇇
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future
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ungfaidh mé; ungfad
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ungfaidh tú; ungfair†
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ungfaidh sé, sí
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ungfaimid; ungfaidh muid
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ungfaidh sibh
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ungfaidh siad; ungfaid†
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a ungfaidh; a ungfas / a n-ungfaidh*
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ungfar
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conditional
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d'ungfainn / ungfainn‡; n-ungfainn‡‡
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d'ungfá / ungfá‡; n-ungfᇇ
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d'ungfadh sé, sí / ungfadh sé, sí‡; n-ungfadh sé, s퇇
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d'ungfaimis; d'ungfadh muid / ungfaimis‡; ungfadh muid‡; n-ungfaimis‡‡; n-ungfadh muid‡‡
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d'ungfadh sibh / ungfadh sibh‡; n-ungfadh sibh‡‡
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d'ungfaidís; d'ungfadh siad / ungfaidís‡; ungfadh siad‡; n-ungfaidís‡‡; n-ungfadh siad‡‡
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a d'ungfadh / a n-ungfadh*
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d'ungfaí / ungfaí‡; n-ungfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go n-unga mé; go n-ungad†
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go n-unga tú; go n-ungair†
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go n-unga sé, sí
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go n-ungaimid; go n-unga muid
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go n-unga sibh
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go n-unga siad; go n-ungaid†
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—
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go n-ungtar
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past
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dá n-ungainn
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dá n-ungtá
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dá n-ungadh sé, sí
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dá n-ungaimis; dá n-ungadh muid
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dá n-ungadh sibh
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dá n-ungaidís; dá n-ungadh siad
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—
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dá n-ungtaí
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imperative
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ungaim
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ung
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ungadh sé, sí
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ungaimis
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ungaigí; ungaidh†
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ungaidís
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—
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ungtar
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verbal noun
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ungadh
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past participle
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ungtha
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms
- ungadh (“ointment; unguent, salve”)
- ungadóir (“ointment-maker, perfumer”)
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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ung
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n-ung
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hung
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ung”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “anoint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin ungō.[1] Compare Romanian unge, ung, Aromanian ungu.
Verb
ung
- smear, grease, lubricate
References
Middle French
Article
ung
- Alternative form of un
Numeral
ung (invariable)
- Alternative form of un
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ungr (“young”), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (“young”), from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from both *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”), from *h₂ey- (“vital force, life, age, eternity”) + and from *-Hō (“Hoffmann's suffix”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ung (neuter singular ungt, definite singular and plural unge, comparative yngre, indefinite superlative yngst, definite superlative yngste)
- young (in the early part of life or growth)
Derived terms
References
- “ung” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Akin to English young.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ung (masculine and feminine ung, neuter ungt, definite singular and plural unge, comparative yngre, indefinite superlative yngst, definite superlative yngste)
- young (in the early part of life or growth)
- Antonyms: gamal, gammal
- Kven er yngst her? ― Who is the youngest here?
Derived terms
References
- “ung” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Rade
Pronunciation
Noun
ung
- husband
Romanian
Verb
ung
- inflection of unge:
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- third-person plural present indicative
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ung (comparative yngre, superlative yngst)
- young
- Antonym: gammal
en ung, lovande spelare- a young, promising player
Natten är ung- The night is young
Declension
Inflection of ung
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Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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Common singular
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ung
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yngre
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yngst
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Neuter singular
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ungt
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yngre
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yngst
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Plural
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unga
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yngre
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yngst
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Masculine plural3
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unga
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yngre
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yngst
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Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Masculine singular1
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unge
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yngre
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yngste
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All
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unga
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yngre
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yngsta
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic
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References
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Noun
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Adjective
ung • (痈, 癰)
- addled, rotten
Anagrams
Yola
Etymology
From earlier */huːn/, itself from Middle English hung, past of Middle English hangen.
Pronunciation
Verb
ung
- hung
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 73