"Zunge" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsʊŋə/ Audio: De-Zunge.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ; from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”). Germanic Cognates include Old Saxon tunga, Low German Tung, Old Dutch tunga, Dutch tong, Old English tunge (Modern English tongue), West Frisian tonge, Old Norse tunga (> Swedish tunga, Faroese tunga, Norwegian tunge, Swedish tunga, Danish tunge) and Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō). Non-Germanic-Cognates with identical meaning include Irish teanga, Welsh tafod, Latin lingua (> Portuguese língua, Spanish lengua, Catalan llengua, French langue, Italian lingua, Romanian limbă), Armenian լեզու (lezu), Lithuanian liežùvis, Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), Persian زبان (zabân), Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ (> Czech jazyk, Polish język, Russian язы́к (jazýk), Serbo-Croatian јѐзик, Bulgarian ези́к (ezík)). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zunge}} Middle High German zunge, {{inh|de|goh|zunga}} Old High German zunga, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*tungā}} Proto-West Germanic *tungā, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tungǭ}} Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, {{der|de|ine-pro|*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s||tongue}} Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”), {{cog|osx|tunga}} Old Saxon tunga, {{cog|nds|Tung}} Low German Tung, {{cog|odt|tunga}} Old Dutch tunga, {{cog|nl|tong}} Dutch tong, {{cog|ang|tunge}} Old English tunge, {{cog|en|tongue}} English tongue, {{cog|fy|tonge}} West Frisian tonge, {{cog|non|tunga}} Old Norse tunga, {{cog|sv|tunga}} Swedish tunga, {{cog|fo|tunga}} Faroese tunga, {{cog|no|tunge}} Norwegian tunge, {{cog|sv|tunga}} Swedish tunga, {{cog|da|tunge}} Danish tunge, {{cog|got|𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉}} Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō), {{cog|ga|teanga}} Irish teanga, {{cog|cy|tafod}} Welsh tafod, {{cog|la|lingua}} Latin lingua, {{cog|pt|língua}} Portuguese língua, {{cog|es|lengua}} Spanish lengua, {{cog|ca|llengua}} Catalan llengua, {{cog|fr|langue}} French langue, {{cog|it|lingua}} Italian lingua, {{cog|ro|limbă}} Romanian limbă, {{cog|hy|լեզու}} Armenian լեզու (lezu), {{cog|lt|liežùvis}} Lithuanian liežùvis, {{cog|sa|जिह्वा|sc=Deva|tr=jihvā́}} Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), {{cog|fa|زبان|tr=zabân}} Persian زبان (zabân), {{cog|sla-pro|*(j)ęzykъ}} Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, {{cog|cs|jazyk}} Czech jazyk, {{cog|pl|język}} Polish język, {{cog|ru|язы́к}} Russian язы́к (jazýk), {{cog|sh|јѐзик}} Serbo-Croatian јѐзик, {{cog|bg|ези́к}} Bulgarian ези́к (ezík) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^lein,^elchen}} Zunge f (genitive Zunge, plural Zungen, diminutive Zünglein n or Züngelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zunge [genitive], Zungen [plural], Zünglein [diminutive, neuter], Züngelchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zunge [nominative, singular], Zungen [definite, nominative, plural], Zunge [genitive, singular], Zungen [definite, genitive, plural], Zunge [dative, singular], Zungen [dative, definite, plural], Zunge [accusative, singular], Zungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tongue (organ in the mouth) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-Zunge-de-noun-4rAj8~c9 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 33 33
  2. tongue (flap in a shoe) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-Zunge-de-noun-fn5O1MoL Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 33 33
  3. (archaic) language Tags: archaic, feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-Zunge-de-noun-pO8wS6Qq Disambiguation of Anatomy: 33 33 33 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Züngelchen, -züngig, Zünglein
Derived forms: Zungenbrecher, Zungenfehler, zungenförmig, Zungenkuss, Zungenlaut, Zungen-R, Zungenspitzen-R, Zungenrückenlaut, Zungenschlag, Zungenspitze, Zungenspitzenlaut, Zungenwurzel Derived forms (Compounds): Zungenblüte Disambiguation of 'Compounds': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "2": "Tung"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Tung",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
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      "expansion": "Old Dutch tunga",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "tong"
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      "expansion": "Dutch tong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English tunge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "English tongue",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "tonge"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian tonge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian tunge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish tunge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "teanga"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish teanga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "tafod"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh tafod",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lingua"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lingua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "língua"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese língua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "lengua"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish lengua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "llengua"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan llengua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "langue"
      },
      "expansion": "French langue",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lingua"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian lingua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "limbă"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian limbă",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hy",
        "2": "լեզու"
      },
      "expansion": "Armenian լեզու (lezu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "liežùvis"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian liežùvis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "जिह्वा",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "tr": "jihvā́"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "زبان",
        "tr": "zabân"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian زبان (zabân)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*(j)ęzykъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "jazyk"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech jazyk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "język"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish język",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "язы́к"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian язы́к (jazýk)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "јѐзик"
      },
      "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian јѐзик",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "ези́к"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian ези́к (ezík)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "Zunge",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zünglein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Züngelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "^lein,^elchen"
      },
      "expansion": "Zunge f (genitive Zunge, plural Zungen, diminutive Zünglein n or Züngelchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Züngelchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-züngig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zünglein"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "de:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongue (organ in the mouth)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zunge-de-noun-4rAj8~c9",
      "links": [
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          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "langcode": "de",
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          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongue (flap in a shoe)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zunge-de-noun-fn5O1MoL",
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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        {
          "english": "foreigners (literally, “people of another language”)",
          "text": "Menschen anderer Zunge",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to speak in tongues",
          "text": "in Zungen reden",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "language"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zunge-de-noun-pO8wS6Qq",
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsʊŋə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zunge.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/De-Zunge.ogg/De-Zunge.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/De-Zunge.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zunge"
}
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  "categories": [
    "German 2-syllable words",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "de:Anatomy"
  ],
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      "sense": "Compounds",
      "word": "Zungenblüte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenfehler"
    },
    {
      "word": "zungenförmig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenkuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenlaut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungen-R"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenspitzen-R"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenrückenlaut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenschlag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenspitze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenspitzenlaut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zungenwurzel"
    }
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    {
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    {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "tongue"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Tung"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Tung",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "tong"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch tong",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English tunge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tongue"
      },
      "expansion": "English tongue",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "tonge"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian tonge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian tunge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish tunga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish tunge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "teanga"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish teanga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "tafod"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh tafod",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lingua"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lingua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "língua"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese língua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "lengua"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish lengua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "llengua"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan llengua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "langue"
      },
      "expansion": "French langue",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lingua"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian lingua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "limbă"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian limbă",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hy",
        "2": "լեզու"
      },
      "expansion": "Armenian լեզու (lezu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "liežùvis"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian liežùvis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "जिह्वा",
        "sc": "Deva",
        "tr": "jihvā́"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "زبان",
        "tr": "zabân"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian زبان (zabân)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*(j)ęzykъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "jazyk"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech jazyk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "język"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish język",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "язы́к"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian язы́к (jazýk)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "јѐзик"
      },
      "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian јѐзик",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "ези́к"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian ези́к (ezík)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ; from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).\nGermanic Cognates include Old Saxon tunga, Low German Tung, Old Dutch tunga, Dutch tong, Old English tunge (Modern English tongue), West Frisian tonge, Old Norse tunga (> Swedish tunga, Faroese tunga, Norwegian tunge, Swedish tunga, Danish tunge) and Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō).\nNon-Germanic-Cognates with identical meaning include Irish teanga, Welsh tafod, Latin lingua (> Portuguese língua, Spanish lengua, Catalan llengua, French langue, Italian lingua, Romanian limbă), Armenian լեզու (lezu), Lithuanian liežùvis, Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), Persian زبان (zabân), Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ (> Czech jazyk, Polish język, Russian язы́к (jazýk), Serbo-Croatian јѐзик, Bulgarian ези́к (ezík)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zünglein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Züngelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zunge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "^lein,^elchen"
      },
      "expansion": "Zunge f (genitive Zunge, plural Zungen, diminutive Zünglein n or Züngelchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Züngelchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "-züngig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zünglein"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tongue (organ in the mouth)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tongue (flap in a shoe)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with archaic senses",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "foreigners (literally, “people of another language”)",
          "text": "Menschen anderer Zunge",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to speak in tongues",
          "text": "in Zungen reden",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsʊŋə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zunge.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/De-Zunge.ogg/De-Zunge.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/De-Zunge.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zunge"
}

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