Dschungel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English jungle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(d)ʒʊŋəl/, [ˈd͡ʒʊŋəl], [ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩], [ʒʊ-] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʊŋəl/ (many speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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Noun

Dschungel m, n, f (genitive Dschungels or Dschungel, plural Dschungel or Dschungeln)

1. jungle
   • 2004, Herbert Kranz, Im Dschungel abgestürzt, page 27:

     Sie kannten sich aus, wie man sich durch die Dschungel des brasilianischen Urwaldes schlug.

Usage notes

• Dschungel is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
• The masculine gender is by far the most common. The neuter gender and particularly the feminine gender are rare but also considered standard by most grammarians.
• The choice of gender determines the noun's inflection: with masculine and neuter genders, the genitive and plural forms are (des) Dschungels; (die) Dschungel. With the feminine gender they are (der) Dschungel; (die) Dschungeln.

Derived terms

• Abkürzungsdschungel

Further reading

• Dschungel in Duden online