Runge

German

ein Lastwagen mit Rungen – a lorry with stanchions

Etymology

From Middle High German runge, from Old High German hrunga, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Cognate with Dutch rong, English rung, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰 (hrugga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁʊŋə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Runge f (genitive Runge, plural Rungen)

1. stanchion (vertical stake on a wagon used to fix the load)

Declension

Declension of Runge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Runge	die	Rungen
genitive	einer	der	Runge	der	Rungen
dative	einer	der	Runge	den	Rungen
accusative	eine	die	Runge	die	Rungen

Further reading

• “Runge” in Duden online
• “Runge”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)