German

Noun

Lunge f ‎(genitive Lunge, plural Lungen)

1. (physiology) lung

Declension

Related terms

• lungern
• auf Lunge

Compounds

• Lungenader
• Lungenarterie
• Lungengläschen
• Lungenemphysem
• Lungenfisch
• Lungenfunktion
• lungenkrank
• Lungenkrebs
• Lungenschlagader
• Lungentorpedo
• Lungenzug

English

Alternative forms

• longe (US)

A tennis player lunging for the ball.

Noun

lunge ‎(plural lunges)

1. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
   • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:

     A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd.

2. A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
3. An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning back to a standing position.
4. A fish, the namaycush.

Derived terms

• lunge whip

Translations

Verb

lunge ‎(third-person singular simple present lunges, present participle lunging or lungeing, simple past and past participle lunged)

1. To make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
2. To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlun.d͡ʒe/, [ˈl̺un̺ʲd͡ʒe]
• Hyphenation: lùn‧ge

Adverb

lunge

1. Archaic form of lungi.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lungô ‎(“the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- ‎(“light, agile, nimble”). Compare Dutch long, English lung, Danish lunge, German Lunge, Swedish lunga, Icelandic lunga.

Noun

lunge m, f ‎(definite singular lunga or lungen, indefinite plural lunger, definite plural lungene)

1. (anatomy) a lung

Derived terms

• lungebetennelse
• lungekreft

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lungô ‎(“the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- ‎(“light, agile, nimble”).

Noun

lunge f ‎(definite singular lunga, indefinite plural lunger, definite plural lungene)

1. (anatomy) a lung

Derived terms

• lungebetennelse
• lungekreft