Lung

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lung"

English

Proper noun

Lung (plural Lungs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lung is the 4578^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7753 individuals. Lung is most common among Hispanic/Latino (47.07%), White (32.36%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.51%) individuals.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluŋ/

Noun

Lung f (plural Lungan, diminutive Lungerl)

1. (anatomy) lung

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”),

Noun

Lung f

1. (physiology, anatomy, Erzgebirgisch) lung

References

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luŋ/

Noun

Lung f (plural Lunge, diminutive Lungche)

1. lung

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Plautdietsch

Noun

Lung f (plural Lungen)

1. lung

Romanian

Etymology

From lung.

Proper noun

Lung m (genitive/dative lui Lung)

1. a surname