zunge

See also: Zunge

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈt͡s̄uŋɡə/

Noun

zunge f

1. tongue

Declension

Declension of zunge (feminine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	zunge	die	zungen
genitive	einer	dër	zungen	dër	zungen
dative	einer	dër	zungen	dën	zungen
accusative	eine	die	zungen	die	zungen

Declension of zunge (feminine, class 1 strong)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	zunge	die	zunge
genitive	einer	dër	zunge	dër	zungen
dative	einer	dër	zunge	dën	zungen
accusative	eine	die	zunge	die	zunge

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Zunge
• Central Franconian: Zong
• Cimbrian: zung
• German: Zunge
• Luxembourgish: Zong
• Vilamovian: cung
• Yiddish: צונג (tsung)