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

• dyreunge
• fugleunge
• møgunge
• få unger

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

• ugne

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

• (child): barn

Derived terms

• andunge
• fugleunge
• grisunge
• gåsunge
• jentunge
• kattunge
• svaneunge

 

References

• “unge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʊŋ.ŋə/, /²ʊɲ.jə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ungi.

Alternative forms

• onge, ungje, unje

Noun

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

1. child
2. offspring

Synonyms

• (child): barn

Derived terms

• andunge
• dritunge
• fugleunge
• grisunge
• gutunge
• gåsunge
• jentunge
• lausunge
• kattunge
• svaneunge

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

unge

1. definite singular of ung
2. plural of ung

References

• “unge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ugne

Portuguese

Verb

unge

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

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ungere, present active infinitive of ungō, 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) 3rd conj.

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

Conjugation

    conjugation of unge (third conjugation, past participle in -s)

infinitive			a unge
gerund			ungând
past participle			uns
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ung	ungi	unge	ungem	ungeți	ung
	imperfect	ungeam	ungeai	ungea	ungeam	ungeați	ungeau
	simple perfect	unsei	unseși	unse	unserăm	unserăți	unseră
	pluperfect	unsesem	unseseși	unsese	unseserăm	unseserăți	unseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să ung	să ungi	să ungă	să ungem	să ungeți	să ungă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		unge			ungeți
	negative		nu unge			nu ungeți

Derived terms

• ungere
• unsoare

Related terms

• unt
• untură

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)

   En gullig björnunge

   A cute bear cub

2. (slightly colloquial) a child, a kid

   Synonyms: telning, barn

   Har du sett min unge?

   Have you seen my kid?

Declension

Declension of unge

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	unge	unges
	definite	ungen	ungens
plural	indefinite	ungar	ungars
	definite	ungarna	ungarnas

Derived terms

• busunge
• barnunge
• gullunge
• rännstensunge
• snorunge

References

• unge in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• unge in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• unge in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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 unge ― the three of you

References

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