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Old English · noun

dung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong consonant stem
IPA
/dunɡ/
[duŋɡ]
Syllables
dunɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
dungdungeonmanure

dung1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. dungeon, prison

Declension · strong consonant stem

Declension of dung
SingularPlural
Nominative dungdynġ
Accusative dungdynġ
Genitive dynġdungedunga
Dative dynġdungum

dung2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. dung, manure

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of dung
SingularPlural
Nominative dungdungadunge
Accusative dungedungadunge
Genitive dungedunga
Dative dungedungum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dung (“cellar”).

From Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic *dungō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover”).

Descendants

dung

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