ung
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Compare Swedish ung, Icelandic ungur, Dutch jong, German jung, English young.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ung (neuter ungt, plural and definite singular attributive unge, comparative yngre, superlative (predicative) yngst, superlative (attributive) yngste)
Further reading edit
- “ung” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “ung” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Icelandic edit
Adjective edit
ung
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish oingid, from Latin ungō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ung (present analytic ungann, future analytic ungfaidh, verbal noun ungadh, past participle ungtha)
- (transitive, religion, etc.) anoint (with oil, ointment, etc.)
- Synonym: olaigh
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- ungthach (“anointed person”)
- ungthach (“unctuous”)
- An tUngthach
- ungthacht (“unctuousness”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ung | n-ung | hung | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ung”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “anoint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Middle French edit
Article edit
ung
- Alternative form of un
Numeral edit
ung (invariable)
- Alternative form of un
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ungr (“young”), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (“young”), from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from both *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”), from *h₂ey- (“vital force, life, age, eternity”) + and from *-Hō (“Hoffmann's suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ung (neuter singular ungt, definite singular and plural unge, comparative yngre, indefinite superlative yngst, definite superlative yngste)
- young (in the early part of life or growth)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ung” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Akin to English young.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ung (masculine and feminine ung, neuter ungt, definite singular and plural unge, comparative yngre, indefinite superlative yngst, definite superlative yngste)
- young (in the early part of life or growth)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ung” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Rade edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ung
Romanian edit
Verb edit
ung
- inflection of unge:
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ung (comparative yngre, superlative yngst)
- young
- Antonym: gammal
- en ung, lovande spelare
- a young, promising player
- Natten är ung
- The night is young
Declension edit
Inflection of ung | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ung | yngre | yngst |
Neuter singular | ungt | yngre | yngst |
Plural | unga | yngre | yngst |
Masculine plural3 | unga | yngre | yngst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | unge | yngre | yngste |
All | unga | yngre | yngsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Noun edit
ung
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Adjective edit
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Yola edit
Etymology edit
From earlier */huːn/, itself from Middle English hung, past of Middle English hangen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ung
Related terms edit
References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 73