ungr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈuŋɡr/
Adjective
ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)
- young
Declension
Strong declension of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ungr | ung | ungt |
| accusative | ungan | unga | ungt |
| dative | ungum | ungri | ungu |
| genitive | ungs | ungrar | ungs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ungir | ungar | ung |
| accusative | unga | ungar | ung |
| dative | ungum | ungum | ungum |
| genitive | ungra | ungra | ungra |
Weak declension of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ungi | unga | unga |
| accusative | unga | ungu | unga |
| dative | unga | ungu | unga |
| genitive | unga | ungu | unga |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ungu | ungu | ungu |
| accusative | ungu | ungu | ungu |
| dative | ungum | ungum | ungum |
| genitive | ungu | ungu | ungu |
Declension of comparative of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yngri | yngri | yngra |
| accusative | yngra | yngri | yngra |
| dative | yngra | yngri | yngra |
| genitive | yngra | yngri | yngra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | yngri | yngri | yngri |
| accusative | yngri | yngri | yngri |
| dative | yngrum | yngrum | yngrum |
| genitive | yngri | yngri | yngri |
Strong declension of superlative of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yngstr | yngst | yngstt |
| accusative | yngstan | yngsta | yngstt |
| dative | yngstum | yngstri | yngstu |
| genitive | yngsts | yngstrar | yngsts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | yngstir | yngstar | yngst |
| accusative | yngsta | yngstar | yngst |
| dative | yngstum | yngstum | yngstum |
| genitive | yngstra | yngstra | yngstra |
Weak declension of superlative of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yngsti | yngsta | yngsta |
| accusative | yngsta | yngstu | yngsta |
| dative | yngsta | yngstu | yngsta |
| genitive | yngsta | yngstu | yngsta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | yngstu | yngstu | yngstu |
| accusative | yngstu | yngstu | yngstu |
| dative | yngstum | yngstum | yngstum |
| genitive | yngstu | yngstu | yngstu |
Descendants
- Danish: ung
- Faroese: ungur
- Icelandic: ungur
- Norwegian: ung (Bokmål), ung (Nynorsk)
- Swedish: ung
- Elfdalian: ungg
References
- ungr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press