ungr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈuŋɡr/

Adjective

ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)

  1. young

Declension
    Strong declension of ungr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ungr ung ungt
accusative ungan unga ungt
dative ungum ungri ungu
genitive ungs ungrar ungs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ungir ungar ung
accusative unga ungar ung
dative ungum ungum ungum
genitive ungra ungra ungra
    Weak declension of ungr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ungi unga unga
accusative unga ungu unga
dative unga ungu unga
genitive unga ungu unga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ungu ungu ungu
accusative ungu ungu ungu
dative ungum ungum ungum
genitive ungu ungu ungu
    Declension of comparative of ungr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative yngri yngri yngra
accusative yngra yngri yngra
dative yngra yngri yngra
genitive yngra yngri yngra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative yngri yngri yngri
accusative yngri yngri yngri
dative yngrum yngrum yngrum
genitive yngri yngri yngri
    Strong declension of superlative of ungr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative yngstr yngst yngstt
accusative yngstan yngsta yngstt
dative yngstum yngstri yngstu
genitive yngsts yngstrar yngsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative yngstir yngstar yngst
accusative yngsta yngstar yngst
dative yngstum yngstum yngstum
genitive yngstra yngstra yngstra
    Weak declension of superlative of ungr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative yngsti yngsta yngsta
accusative yngsta yngstu yngsta
dative yngsta yngstu yngsta
genitive yngsta yngstu yngsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative yngstu yngstu yngstu
accusative yngstu yngstu yngstu
dative yngstum yngstum yngstum
genitive yngstu yngstu yngstu

Descendants
  • Norwegian: ung (Bokmål), ung (Nynorsk)
  • Swedish: ung
  • Elfdalian: ungg

References
  • ungr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.