Masculin

Jünger

Signification

Concepts

(Anglais)

(masculine, strong) disciple (one who learns from and follows a usually religious or philosophical teacher; male or unspecified sex)
(masculine, strong) one of the disciples of Jesus
(broadly, informal, masculine, strong) a devoted follower, enthusiast

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈjʏŋɐ/

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand

Hérité de ancien haut allemand

In summary

From Middle High German jünger (“disciple, pupil, novice”), from Old High German jungiro (“apostle, disciple, pupil”, nominalised comparative of jung, literally “younger one”). Since Old High German its main use has been for the disciples of Christ, translating Latin discipulus.