Lunge
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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Lun‧ge
Declension
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
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