tonge

See also: Tonge

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈton.ɡeː/, [ˈtɔŋ.ɡeː]

Verb

tongē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of tongeō

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

tonge f

  1. tongue
  2. speech, language

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “tonghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “tonge”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English tunge, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

tonge (plural tonges)

  1. Alternative form of tung

Descendants

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tunge, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

tonge c (plural tongen, diminutive tonkje)

  1. tongue

Further reading
  • “tonge (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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