*jungaz

Runic: ᛃᚢᚾᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈjuŋ.ɡɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

young

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós (‘young’), from *h₂yuh₁en- (‘idem’). The shortening of the vowel from earlier *-uHun- is due to Osthoff's law.

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.jungazjungōjungą, -atōjungaijungôzjungō
Acc.junganǭjungǭjungą, -atōjunganzjungōzjungō
Gen.jungas, -isjungaizōzjungas, -isjungaizǫ̂jungaizǫ̂jungaizǫ̂
Dat.jungammaijungaizōijungammaijungaimazjungaimazjungaimaz
Inst.junganōjungaizōjunganōjungaimizjungaimizjungaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.jungôjungǭjungôjunganizjungōnizjungōnō
Acc.junganųjungōnųjungôjunganunzjungōnunzjungōnō
Gen.junginizjungōnizjunginizjunganǫ̂jungōnǫ̂junganǫ̂
Dat.junginijungōnijunginijungammazjungōmazjungammaz
Inst.junginējungōnējunginējungammizjungōmizjungammiz

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Descendants

  • *jung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • junc (Old Dutch)
      • jonc (Middle Dutch)
        • jong, jonk (Limburgish)
  • *jung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • junc (Old Dutch)
      • jonc (Middle Dutch)
        • jong (Dutch)
          • jonk (Afrikaans)
          • junggu (Berbice Creole Dutch)
          • jun (Negerhollands)
          • yòn, jonk (Papiamentu)
          • njonku (Saramaccan)
          • jungu (Skepi Creole Dutch)
  • *jung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ġeong, ġing, ġiong, ġiung, ġung, iong, iung, ġeng (Old English)
      • yong (Middle English)
        • young (English)
        • young (Scots)
  • *jung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • jung (Old Frisian)
      • jung, junk (Saterland Frisian)
      • jong (West Frisian)
  • *jung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • jung (Old High German)
      • junc (Middle High German)
        • jung, jungu, jungà, junhs, jòng (Alemannic German)
        • junk (Bavarian)
        • jonk (Central Franconian)
        • jung (German)
        • jung (Pennsylvania German)
        • jung (Vilamovian)
        • יונג (yung) (Yiddish)
  • *jung (Proto-West Germanic)
    • jung (Old Saxon)
      • junk (Middle Low German)
        • jung (Low German)
        • jungĕ (Polabian)
  • ungr (Old Norse)
    • ungg (Elfdalian)
    • ungur (Faroese)
    • unggar (Gutnish)
    • ungur (Icelandic)
    • ung, ong (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • onger (Scanian)
  • ungr (Old Norse)
    • ungær, ung (Old Danish)
      • ung (Danish)
        • ung (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • ungr (Old Norse)
    • unger (Old Swedish)
      • ung (Swedish)
  • 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs) (Gothic)

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