English[]
Noun[]
Singular |
Plural |
Lang ({{{1}}})
- Abbreviation of language.
Adjective[]
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Lang (comparative er, superlative est)
Positive |
Superlative |
Derived terms[]
- lang syne
External links[]
- lang in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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)
- long (having great distance)
Dutch[]
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
Template:Nl-adj
- long
- Het was een lange dag. — It's been a long day.
- tall
- Een lange man. — A tall man.
- lengthy (time)
- Het duurt lang. — It takes a long time.
Antonyms[]
- kort
Adverb[]
Template:Nl-adv
- a long time
- Wie heeft het langst gespeeld? — "Who played longest?
Related terms[]
- lengte
Derived terms[]
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German[]
Etymology[]
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
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Antonyms[]
- kurz
Adverb[]
Lang
- long
- during
Derived terms[]
- Langeweile
- langweilig
- langwierig
- jahrelang
- stundenlang
- wochenlang
Related terms[]
- Länge
- verlängern
Haitian Creole[]
Etymology[]
From French langue (“‘language’”).
Noun[]
Lang
Icelandic[]
Noun[]
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Mandarin[]
Pinyin syllable[]
lang
- Nonstandard spelling of lāng.
- Nonstandard spelling of láng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǎng.
- 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.
Norwegian[]
Pronunciation[]
Audio noicon (file)
Adjective[]
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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
Declension[]
Template:Ang-adjdec-long
Descendants[]
Old High German[]
Etymology[]
Proto-Germanic *langaz, whence also Old English lang, Old Norse langr.
Adjective[]
Lang
Scots[]
Adjective[]
Template:Sco-adj
Adverb[]
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Derived terms[]
- lang syne
Tagalog[]
Adverb[]
Lang [[Category:{{[[Template:|{{{1}}}]]}} adverbs|Lang]]
- only
Vietnamese[]
Adjective[]
lang
- roan, piebald
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