Lunge

See also: lunge and lungë

German

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”). Compare Dutch long, English lung, Danish lunge, Swedish lunga, Icelandic lunga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʊŋə/

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• Hyphenation: Lun‧ge

Noun

Lunge f (genitive Lunge, plural Lungen)

1. (physiology) lung

Derived terms

• auf Lunge
• Lungenader
• Lungenarterie
• Lungengläschen
• Lungenemphysem
• Lungenfisch
• Lungenfunktion
• lungengängig
• lungenkrank
• Lungenkrebs
• Lungenschlagader
• Lungentorpedo
• Lungenzug

Related terms

• lungern

Further reading

• “Lunge” in Duden online