Lung

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lung"

English

Proper noun

Lung (plural Lungs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lung is the 4578th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7753 individuals. Lung is most common among Hispanic/Latino (47.07%), White (32.36%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.51%) individuals.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally the light organ), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (light, agile, nimble).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluŋ/

Noun

Lung f (plural Lungan, diminutive Lungerl)

  1. (anatomy) lung

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally the light organ),

Noun

Lung f

  1. (physiology, anatomy, Erzgebirgisch) lung

References

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81:

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luŋ/

Noun

Lung f (plural Lunge, diminutive Lungche)

  1. lung

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Lung f (plural Lungen)

  1. lung

Romanian

Etymology

From lung.

Proper noun

Lung m (genitive/dative lui Lung)

  1. a surname
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