lungen

lungen

See also: Lungen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lunga

Noun

lungen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of lunge

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lunganjō, from *lungô, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Compare Old Frisian lungen, Old Norse lunga. Modern cognates include West Frisian long, Dutch long, German Lunge, Danish lunge, Norwegian lunge, Icelandic lunga, Swedish lunga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluŋɡen/

Noun

lungen f

1. lung

Declension

Declension of lungen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lungen	lungenna, lungenne
accusative	lungenne	lungenna, lungenne
genitive	lungenne	lungenna
dative	lungenne	lungennum

Descendants

• Middle English: lunge
  • English: lung

References

• Douglas Harper, , 2001