ungr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, whence also Old Saxon jung, Old English ġeong, Old High German junc, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ungr (comparative yngri, superlative yngstr)
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of ungr
Weak declension of ungr
Declension of comparative of ungr
Strong declension of superlative of ungr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yngstr | yngst | yngst |
| accusative | yngstan | yngsta | yngst |
| 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
[edit]- Icelandic: ungur
- Faroese: ungur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ung; (dialectal) ong
- Elfdalian: ungg
- Old Swedish: unger
- Swedish: ung
- Old Danish: ungær, ung
- Gutnish: unggar
- Scanian: onger
References
[edit]- “ungr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Categories:
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey- (life)
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse adjectives