Jüngling

German

Etymology

From Middle High German jungelinc, from Old High German jungiling, jungaling, jungeling, from Proto-Germanic *jungilingaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʏŋlɪŋ/
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Noun

Jüngling m (strong, genitive Jünglinges or Jünglings, plural Jünglinge)

  1. (literary) youth, youngling, stripling, sapling

Declension

Declension of Jüngling [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jüngling die Jünglinge
genitive eines des Jünglinges, Jünglings der Jünglinge
dative einem dem Jüngling, Jünglinge1 den Jünglingen
accusative einen den Jüngling die Jünglinge

1Now rare, see notes.

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