Contionary:tunge

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SamSkandinavisk

Etymology

ON tunga f. PG *tungōn f. PIE *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Compare Danish/Norwegian tunge; Swedish/Icelandic/Faeroese tunga

Pronunciation

(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /ˈˈtʊŋːə/ File:Samska tunge.ogg

Noun

Common Gender

  1. tongue
  2. sole (fish)
  3. pointer (for eg scales)
  4. reed (woodwind musical instument)

Inflection

Singular Plural
Common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tunge tungen tunger tungerne
Genitive tunges tungens tungers tungerns


Derived terms

tungemål