Contionary:tunge
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Etymology
ON tunga f. PG *tungōn f. PIE *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
Compare Danish/Norwegian tunge; Swedish/Icelandic/Faeroese tunga
Pronunciation
(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /ˈˈtʊ̌ŋːə/ File:Samska tunge.ogg
Noun
Common Gender
- tongue
- sole (fish)
- pointer (for eg scales)
- reed (woodwind musical instument)
Inflection
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
Nominative | tunge | tungen | tunger | tungerne |
Genitive | tunges | tungens | tungers | tungerns |
Derived terms
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk tunge, from Old Skundavisk tungō, from Halmisk tungō, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /tʊŋɘ/
Noun
tunge f. (class 4b, genitive tungen, plural tungen)
- tongue
- Teek mir thijne tunge.
- Show me your tongue.
- Teek mir thijne tunge.