tunge

Danish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɔnɡə/, [ˈtˢɔŋə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tunga, Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

Noun

tunge c (singular definite tungen, plural indefinite tunger)

1. tongue
2. sole (fish)

Inflection

    Inflection of tunge

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	tunge	tungen	tunger	tungerne
genitive	tunges	tungens	tungers	tungernes

Etymology 2

See tung (“heavy”).

Adjective

tunge

1. definite of tung
2. plural of tung

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈt̪uŋːe̞ˣ]
• Hyphenation: tun‧ge

Verb

tunge

1. Indicative present connegative form of tunkea.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of tunkea.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tunkea.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tunge f, m (definite singular tunga/tungen; indefinite plural tunger; definite plural tungene)

1. tongue

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian tunge, Old Saxon tunga, Old Dutch tunga, Old High German zunge, Old Norse tunga, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggo).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit जिह्वा, Archaic Latin dingua (Latin lingua, Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬬𐬁 (hizvā), Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ), Lithuanian liežùvis, Old Irish tengae, Welsh tafod), Tocharian A käntu.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtunɡe/, [ˈtuŋɡe]

Noun

tunge f

1. a tongue

Descendants

• Middle English: tonge, tunge, tung
  • English: tongue
  • Scots: tung, tong, tongue

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Swedish

Adjective

tunge

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of tung.