Lang

See also lång, lāng, láng, lǎng, làng, and Lang

English

Noun

Singular Lang

Plural {{{1}}}

Lang ({{{1}}})

1. Abbreviation of language.

Adjective

Part or all of this page has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Lang (comparative er, superlative est)

Positive Lang

Comparative er

Superlative est

1. (obsolete) long

Derived terms

• lang syne

External links

• lang in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *dluh₂gʰó- (“‘long’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lang/, [lɑŋˀ]

Adjective

Lang (neuter langt, definite and plural lange, comparative længere, superlative længst)

1. long (having great distance)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /lɑŋ/

Adjective

Template:Nl-adj

1. long

   Het was een lange dag. — It's been a long day.

2. tall

   Een lange man. — A tall man.

3. lengthy (time)

   Het duurt lang. — It takes a long time.

Antonyms

• kort

Adverb

Template:Nl-adv

1. a long time

   Wie heeft het langst gespeeld? — "Who played longest?

Related terms

• lengte

Derived terms

jarenlang langdurig langgerekt onlangs

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German

Etymology

Old High German lang.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [laŋ]

Adjective

Template:De-adj

1. long
2. tall, high, lofty
3. lengthy (time)

Antonyms

• kurz

Adverb

Lang

1. long
2. during

Derived terms

• Langeweile
• langweilig
• langwierig
• jahrelang
• stundenlang
• wochenlang

Related terms

• Länge
• verlängern

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French langue (“‘language’”).

Noun

Lang

1. language

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Icelandic

Noun

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1. Template:Is-inflection of
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Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

lang

1. Nonstandard spelling of lāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of láng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of làng.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Template:No-adj

1. long

Inflection

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Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *laŋgo-, from Proto-Indo-European *loŋgho-. Cognate with Old Saxon lang (Dutch lang), Old High German lang (German lang), Old Norse langr (Swedish lång, Danish lang, Norwegian lang, Icelandic langur).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑŋg/

Adjective

Template:Ang-adj

1. long

Declension

Template:Ang-adjdec-long

Descendants

• English: long
• Scots: lang

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Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *langaz, whence also Old English lang, Old Norse langr.

Adjective

Lang

1. long

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Scots

Adjective

Template:Sco-adj

1. long

Adverb

Template:Sco-adv

1. long

Derived terms

• lang syne

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Tagalog

Adverb

Lang [[Category:{{[[Template:|{{{1}}}]]}} adverbs|Lang]]

1. only

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Vietnamese

Adjective

lang

1. roan, piebald

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