unge

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔŋə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ungi, derived from the adjective ungr (young).

Noun

unge c (singular definite ungen, plural indefinite unger)

  1. young one (offspring of animals)
  2. (colloquial) kid
  3. (colloquial) brat (a spoiled kid)
Inflection
Declension of unge
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative unge ungen unger ungerne
genitive unges ungens ungers ungernes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

unge

  1. plural of ung

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -undʒe
  • Hyphenation: ùn‧ge

Verb

unge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ungere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

unge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of ungō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

unge

  1. definite singular of ung
  2. plural of ung

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ungi.

Noun

unge m (definite singular ungen, indefinite plural unger, definite plural ungene)

  1. child
  2. offspring
  3. young (of animals)
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʊŋ.ŋə/, /²ʊɲ.jə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ungi.

Alternative forms

Noun

unge m (definite singular ungen, indefinite plural ungar, definite plural ungane)

  1. child
  2. offspring
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

unge

  1. definite singular of ung
  2. plural of ung

References

Anagrams

Portuguese

Verb

unge

  1. inflection of ungir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ungere, from earlier unguō, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (anoint). Compare Aromanian ungu.

Verb

a unge (third-person singular present unge, past participle uns, third-person subjunctive ungă) 3rd conjugation

  1. to smear
  2. to rub in (oil), grease, oil, lubricate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

unge

  1. inflection of ungir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Adjective

unge

  1. definite natural masculine singular of ung

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ungi.

Noun

unge c

  1. a young; an offspring of animals (or people)
    Björnar kan bli aggressiva när de skyddar sina ungar.
    Bears can get aggressive when protecting their young.
  2. (slightly colloquial) a child, a kid
    Synonyms: telning, barn
    Har du sett min unge?
    Have you seen my kid?
Declension
Derived terms

References

West Makian

West Makian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : unge
    Adverbial : maunge

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ŋe/

Numeral

unge (inanimate iunge, animate dimaunge, polite goiunge)

  1. three
    ini ungethe three of you

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics