zunga

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Verb

zunga

  1. to surround

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Compare Old Saxon tunga, Old Dutch tunga, Old English tunge, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō) and Old Norse tunga (Icelandic tunga (“tongue”)).

Noun

zunga f

  1. tongue
  2. language

Declension

Declension of zunga (feminine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative zunga zungun
accusative zungūn zungun
genitive zungūn zungōno
dative zungūn zungōm, zungōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: zunge
    • Alemannic German: Zunge
    • Central Franconian: Zong
    • Cimbrian: zung
    • German: Zunge
    • Luxembourgish: Zong
    • Vilamovian: cung
    • Yiddish: צונג (tsung)

References

  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Spanish

Noun

zunga f (plural zungas)

  1. thong (swimwear)
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