zunge

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Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈt͡s̄uŋɡə/

Noun

zunge f

  1. tongue

Declension

Declension of zunge (feminine, weak)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein diu zunge die zungen
genitive einer dër zungen dër zungen
dative einer dër zungen dën zungen
accusative eine die zungen die zungen
Declension of zunge (feminine, class 1 strong)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein diu zunge die zunge
genitive einer dër zunge dër zungen
dative einer dër zunge dën zungen
accusative eine die zunge die zunge

Descendants

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