jung

adj · /jʊŋ(k)/ ·

Etymology

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Compare Dutch jong, English young, Danish ung.

Translation

young

Der Junge ist jung.

The boy is young.

Jung

noun · /jʊŋ/ ·

Etymology

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Translation

boy

alternative form of Junge

alternative form of Junge (“boy, guy”) alt-of, alternative, colloquial, masculine, mixed, regional, strong

Der Jung hat echt was drauf!

That guy really has some skills.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Jung	Jungs
Accusative	Jung	Jungs
Dative	Jung	Jungs
Genitive	Jungs	Jungs

Jung

intj · /jʊŋ/ ·

Etymology

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Translation

man! come on! colloquial

Jung! Jetz' mach kein' Scheiß und sei ruhig!

Man! Now shut up and be quiet!

Jung

name · /jʊŋ/ ·

Etymology

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

Translation

a common surname transferred from the nickname feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname