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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ungi, derived from the adjective ungr (young).

Noun

unge c (singular definite ungen, plural indefinite unger)

  1. young one (offspring of animals)
  2. (colloquial) kid
  3. (colloquial) brat (a spoiled kid)
Inflection
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

unge

  1. plural of ung

Italian

Pronunciation

Verb

unge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ungere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

unge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of ungō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

unge

  1. definite singular of ung
  2. plural of ung

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ungi.

Noun

unge m (definite singular ungen, indefinite plural unger, definite plural ungene)

  1. child
  2. offspring
  3. young (of animals)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʊŋ.ŋə/, /²ʊɲ.jə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ungi.

Alternative forms

Noun

unge m (definite singular ungen, indefinite plural ungar, definite plural ungane)

  1. child
  2. offspring
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Etymology 2

Adjective

unge

  1. definite singular of ung
  2. plural of ung

References

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Portuguese

Verb

unge

  1. inflection of ungir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ungere, present active infinitive of ungō, from earlier unguō, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (anoint). Compare Aromanian ungu.

Verb

a unge (third-person singular present unge, past participle uns) 3rd conj.

  1. to smear
  2. to rub in (oil), grease, oil, lubricate

Conjugation

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Spanish

Verb

unge

  1. inflection of ungir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Adjective

unge

  1. definite natural masculine singular of ung

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ungi.

Noun

unge c

  1. a young; an offspring of animals (or people)
    En gullig björnunge
    A cute bear cub
  2. (slightly colloquial) a child, a kid
    Synonyms: telning, barn
    Har du sett min unge?
    Have you seen my kid?
Declension
Declension of unge 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative unge ungen ungar ungarna
Genitive unges ungens ungars ungarnas
Derived terms

References

West Makian

West Makian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : unge
    Adverbial : maunge

Pronunciation

Numeral

unge (inanimate iunge, animate dimaunge, polite goiunge)

  1. three
    ini ungethe three of you

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics