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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

  1. young

    Der Junge ist jung.

    The boy is young.

    Er schaut jung aus. Er kann nicht älter als ich sein.

    He looks young. He cannot be older than I.

    Du bist jung; ich hingegen bin sehr alt.

    You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.

  2. young source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. juvenile source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. young source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Jung

noun · /jʊŋ/ ·
Etymology

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Translation

boy

alternative form of Junge

  1. 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.

  2. boy source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Jung Jungs
Accusative Jung Jungs
Dative Jung Jungs
Genitive Jungs Jungs

Jung

intj · /jʊŋ/ ·
Etymology

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Translation

  1. 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

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