zunga
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
- tongue
- language
Declension
Declension of zunga (feminine n-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zunga | zungun |
| accusative | zungūn | zungun |
| genitive | zungūn | zungōno |
| dative | zungūn | zungōm |
Descendants
- Middle High German: zunge
- Alemannic German: Zunge
- Central Franconian: Zong
- Cimbrian: zung
- German: Zunge
- Luxembourgish: Zong
- Vilamovian: cung
- Yiddish: צונג (tsung)
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Spanish
Noun
zunga f (plural zungas)
- thong (swimwear)