Contionary:tunge

SamSkandinavisk

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

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

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)

1. tongue

   Teek mir thijne tunge.

   Show me your tongue.