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Jung

Jung

See also: jung

English

Proper noun

Jung

  1. Jung, a surname of German origin
  2. Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.

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German

Etymology 1

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Noun

Jung m (genitive Jungs (avoided), plural Jungs or Jungen)

  1. (regional, colloquial) Alternative form of Junge (boy, guy)
    Der Jung hat echt was drauf!
    That guy really has some skills.

Interjection

Jung

  1. (colloquial) man! come on!
    Jung! Jetz' mach kein' Scheiß und sei ruhig!
    Man! Now shut up and be quiet!

Etymology 2

From jung (young), originally denoting the younger of two namesakes in a family.

Proper noun

Jung ? (genitive Jung)

  1. A common surname.

jung

jung

See also: Jung

German

Adjective

jung (comparative jünger, superlative am jüngsten)

  1. young

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Compare German jung, Dutch jong, English young, Danish ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊŋk/

Adjective

jung (comparative jünger, superlative jüngst)

  1. young

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Old High German

Etymology

Adjective

jung

  1. young

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 208. ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jungaz, contracted form of an earlier *juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *yuwn̥kós from *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognate with Old Frisian jung, Old English ġeong, Dutch jong, Middle High German junc (German jung), Old Norse ungr (Swedish ung), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs); and with Latin iuvencus (young bull), Old Irish oac (young), Russian юный (junyj, youthful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊŋg/

Adjective

jung (comparative jungoro, superlative jungost)

  1. young

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Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, contracted form of an earlier *juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *yuwn̥kós from *h₂yuh₁en-. Cognate with Old Frisian jung, Old English ġeong, Dutch jong, Old High German jung (German jung), Old Norse ungr (Swedish ung), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs); and with Latin iuvencus (young bull), Old Irish oac (young), Russian юный (junyj, youthful).

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Adjective

jung

  1. young

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