lungen

See also: Lungen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

lungen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of lunge

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lunganjō, from *lungô, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (light, agile, nimble). Compare Old Frisian lungen, Old Norse lunga. Modern cognates include West Frisian long, Dutch long, German Lunge, Danish lunge, Norwegian lunge, Icelandic lunga, Swedish lunga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluŋɡen/

Noun

lungen f

  1. lung

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Douglas Harper, , 2001
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