lang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"

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English

Pronunciation

(without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈlæŋ/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
  - (æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ̯ŋ/, /ˈlɛ̃ŋ/
Rhymes: -æŋ
Hyphenation: lang
Homophones: Lang, Lange

Etymology 1

Noun

lang (plural langs)

Abbreviation of language

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

(obsolete outside Northumbria) long

Usage notes

"Lang" was still used for "long" in several northern English dialects at the time of the Survey of English Dialects, but it is now virtually extinct.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Angl.

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *laŋ¹.

Pronunciation

(Myanmar) /laŋ˧/
(Longchuan) [l̥aŋ⁵⁵]
(Luxi) [laŋ⁵¹]

Verb

lang

to pull
Antonym: duon

Albanian

Alternative forms

lëng — Standard, Tosk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlanɡ/
Rhymes: -anɡ

Noun

lang f (plural langu, definite langje, definite plural langjet) (regional)

liquid
juice

Declension

Declension of **lang**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lang	langu	langje	langjet
accusative	lang	langun	langje	langjet
dative	langu	langut	langjeve	langjeve
ablative	langu	langut	langjesh	langjeve

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang. Cognate with German lang, Dutch lang, English long, Icelandic langur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɑŋ/, /lɔŋ/

Adjective

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengscht)

long
tall, high

Declension

Declension of *lang*
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative + accusative	weak	lang	lang(i)	lang(e)	lange
nominative + accusative	strong	lange	langi	langs	langi
dative	weak	lange			lange
dative	strong	langem	langer	langem	lange

Mixed paradigms occur after the indefinite article and certain other determiners, but the details vary.

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog lang (“only”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlanɡ/, [ˈlãŋɡ]

Adverb

lang

only; just

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish langer, lang, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), cognate with Swedish lång, English long, German lang. The adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, *dl̥h₁gʰós (“long”), which is also the source of Latin longus, Ancient Greek δολιχός (dolikhós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lanɡ/, [lɑŋˀ]
Rhymes: -ɑŋˀ

Adjective

lang (neuter langt, plural and definite singular attributive lange, comparative længere, superlative (predicative) længst, superlative (attributive) længste)

long (having great distance)

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɑŋ/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: lang
Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langst)

long
Antonym: kort

Het was een lange dag. ― It was a long day.
tall
Antonyms: kort, klein

Een lange man. ― A tall man.
long (time), lengthy, a long time
Het duurt lang. ― It takes a long time.

Wie heeft het langst gespeeld? ― Who played longest?

Declension

Declension of lang
uninflected	lang
inflected	lange
comparative	langer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lang	langer	het langst het langste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lange	langere	langste
	n. sing.	lang	langer	langste
	plural	lange	langere	langste
definite		lange	langere	langste
partitive		langs	langers	—

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: lank
Berbice Creole Dutch: langgi
Jersey Dutch: lānk
Negerhollands: lang, laṅ
→ Sranan Tongo: langa
- → Aukan: langa
- → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: langame
- → Saramaccan: lánga, djanga

Adverb

lang

(with negation) by far
Lang niet iedereen houdt van vlees.
Not everyone by far likes meat.

East Central German

Adverb

lang

(Erzgebirgisch) already
Synonym: schu

Ich saat ja lang, doß die Predigerschul in Berlin is und "Paulinium" haaßt.
I already said, that the Preacher school is in Berlin and is called "Paulinium."

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laŋ(k)/, [laŋ], (northern also) [laŋk]
Audio: (file)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Rhymes: -aŋ

Adjective

lang (strong nominative masculine singular langer, comparative länger, superlative am längsten)

long; lengthy (in space or time)
Antonym: kurz
(of a person) tall
Synonym: (more common) groß
(with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
Synonym: viel

Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern.
He spent many years reasoning about this question.

Declension

Positive forms of lang

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist lang	sie ist lang	es ist lang	sie sind lang
strong declension (without article)	nominative	langer	lange	langes	lange
	genitive	langen	langer	langen	langer
	dative	langem	langer	langem	langen
	accusative	langen	lange	langes	lange
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der lange	die lange	das lange	die langen
	genitive	des langen	der langen	des langen	der langen
	dative	dem langen	der langen	dem langen	den langen
	accusative	den langen	die lange	das lange	die langen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein langer	eine lange	ein langes	(keine) langen
	genitive	eines langen	einer langen	eines langen	(keiner) langen
	dative	einem langen	einer langen	einem langen	(keinen) langen
	accusative	einen langen	eine lange	ein langes	(keine) langen

Comparative forms of lang

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist länger	sie ist länger	es ist länger	sie sind länger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	längerer	längere	längeres	längere
	genitive	längeren	längerer	längeren	längerer
	dative	längerem	längerer	längerem	längeren
	accusative	längeren	längere	längeres	längere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der längere	die längere	das längere	die längeren
	genitive	des längeren	der längeren	des längeren	der längeren
	dative	dem längeren	der längeren	dem längeren	den längeren
	accusative	den längeren	die längere	das längere	die längeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein längerer	eine längere	ein längeres	(keine) längeren
	genitive	eines längeren	einer längeren	eines längeren	(keiner) längeren
	dative	einem längeren	einer längeren	einem längeren	(keinen) längeren
	accusative	einen längeren	eine längere	ein längeres	(keine) längeren

Superlative forms of lang

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist am längsten	sie ist am längsten	es ist am längsten	sie sind am längsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	längster	längste	längstes	längste
	genitive	längsten	längster	längsten	längster
	dative	längstem	längster	längstem	längsten
	accusative	längsten	längste	längstes	längste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der längste	die längste	das längste	die längsten
	genitive	des längsten	der längsten	des längsten	der längsten
	dative	dem längsten	der längsten	dem längsten	den längsten
	accusative	den längsten	die längste	das längste	die längsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein längster	eine längste	ein längstes	(keine) längsten
	genitive	eines längsten	einer längsten	eines längsten	(keiner) längsten
	dative	einem längsten	einer längsten	einem längsten	(keinen) längsten
	accusative	einen längsten	eine längste	ein längstes	(keine) längsten

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “tall”): klein; kurz (latter rather rude)

Derived terms

Adverb

lang

(chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) alternative form of lange
Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert.
The trip took quite long.
long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
Er lag lang auf der Erde.
He lay sprawled on the ground.

Postposition

lang [with accusative]

for (temporal)
Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist.
He travelled around the world for one year.

Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert.
I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
- 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[2], number 34/2010, page 87:
  Die Pharmakonzerne müssen ihre Preise nun drei Jahre lang auf dem Niveau vom Sommer 2009 einfrieren.
  The pharmaceutical companies now have to freeze their prices for three years at the level of summer 2009.
(chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) alternative form of entlang
Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang!
Just go along this street!

Wo lang? Hier lang!
Which way? This way!

Inflection

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Pronominal adverbs of **lang**

preposition	lang
+ wo-	wolang
+ da-	dalang
+ hier-	hierlang

Verb

lang

singular imperative of langen

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French langue (“tongue; language”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lãɡ/, [lãŋ]

Noun

lang

tongue
language
Synonym: langaj

References

Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[4], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 111

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of lang – see 櫳 (“sparse”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 櫳).

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋ/
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: lang

Adjective

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengest)

long
Sie hod en lange Naas.
She has a long nose.

Das is drei Meter lang.
This is three meters long.

Declension

Declension of *lang* (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
weak inflection	nominative	lang	lang	lang	lange
	accusative	lange	lang	lang	lange
	dative	lange	lange	lange	lange
strong inflection	nominative	langer	lange	langes	lange
	accusative	lange	lange	langes	lange
	dative	langem	langer	langem	lange

Related terms

langst

Icelandic

Noun

lang m

accusative indefinite singular of langur
dative indefinite singular of langur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋ/ [ˈlaŋ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: lang

Etymology 1

From Malay elang, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?] either via Javanese elang from Old Javanese hĕlaṅ (“bird of prey”).

Noun

lang (plural lang-lang)

apheretic form of êlang (“eagle”)
(obsolete) apheretic form of selang

Etymology 2

From Betawi [Term?], probably from Dutch lang (“tall”), from Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Noun

lang (plural lang-lang)

(chiefly dialectal) tiered table

Lashi

Pronunciation

(Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [laŋ˧˧]
Hyphenation: lang

Classifier

lang

Classifier for big moving objects.
- 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 2:10 [Genesis 2:10]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎^[5], page 4:
  Gyid dalang gi Eden moo yau lho꞉ khyam꞉ ri jhuʼ nhang꞉.
  One river flows out of Eden and makes the garden wet.

References

Hkaw Luk (2017), A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[6], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 48

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German lang, from Old Saxon lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang. Cognate to German lang, Dutch lang, English long.

Adjective

lang (comparative länger, superlative längst)

long

Declension

Positive forms of lang

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is lang	se is lang	dat is lang	se sünd lang
partitive		een Langs	een Langs	wat Langs	allens Lang
strong declension (without article)	nominative	lange	lange	lang	lange
strong declension (without article)	oblique	langen	lange	lang	lange
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de lange	de lange	dat lange	de langen
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den langen	de lange	dat lange	de langen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en lange/langen	en lange	en lang/langet	(keen) langen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en langen	en lange	en lang/langet	(keen) langen

Comparative forms of lang

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is länger	se is länger	dat is länger	se sünd länger
partitive		een längers	een längers	wat längers	allens länger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	längere	längere	länger	längere
strong declension (without article)	oblique	längern	längere	länger	längere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de längere	de längere	dat längere	de längern
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den längern	de längere	dat längere	de längern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en längere/längeren	en längere	en länger	(keen) längern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en längern	en längere	en länger	(keen) längern

Superlative forms of lang

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is de Längste	se is de Längste	dat is dat Längste	se sünd de Längsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	längste	längste	längst	längste
strong declension (without article)	oblique	längsten	längste	längst	längste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de längste	de längste	dat längste	de längsten
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den längsten	de längste	dat längste	de längsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en längste/längsten	en längste	en längst	(keen) längsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en längsten	en längste	en längst	(keen) längsten

Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun

lang

A yarn.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?]. Compare with Bahnar klang, Pacoh calang, Khmer ខ្លែង (khlaeng), Mang laːŋ¹, Central Nicobarese (Nancowry) kalâng and Chong kʰlaːˀŋ. Doublet of elang and helang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laŋ/
Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

lang (Jawi spelling لڠ, plural lang-lang or lang²)

eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
Synonyms: elang, helang

References

Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “الڠ lang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 116
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “لڠ lang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 599
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “lang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 15-6

Mandarin

Romanization

lang

nonstandard spelling of lāng
nonstandard spelling of láng
nonstandard spelling of lǎng
nonstandard spelling of làng

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Masbatenyo

Adverb

lang

just; only; merely

Mato

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋ/

Noun

lang

water

References

Phonological Descriptions of Papua New Guinea Languages (2005, SIL, edited by Steve Parker), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: lang [ˈlɑŋ] 'water'

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lang

language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them, understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
Synonyms: lalang, langaz

Related terms

References

Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 586

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

lang

(Early Middle English, Northern) inflection of long:
1. weak singular
2. strong/weak plural

Etymology 2

Adverb

lang

(Early Middle English, Northern) alternative form of longe (adverb)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Adjective

lang (neuter singular langt, definite singular and plural lange, comparative lengre, indefinite superlative lengst, definite superlative lengste)

long
tall

Derived terms

References

“lang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse langr. Akin to English long.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
IPA^(key): /lɑŋː/

Adjective

lang (masculine and feminine lang, neuter langt, definite singular and plural lange, comparative lengre, indefinite superlative lengst, definite superlative lengste)

long (of physical length)
Når fekk du det lange håret?
When did you get such long hair?
long (of duration)
Denne filmen var lang.
This movie was long.

Derived terms

References

“lang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Numeral

lang

hundred

Old English

Alternative forms

long

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.

Cognate with Old Frisian long, Old Saxon lang, Old High German lang, Old Norse langr, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 (laggs), and outside of Germanic, with Latin longus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɑnɡ/, [lɑŋɡ]

Adjective

lang (comparative lengra, superlative lenġest)

long
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
  Iċ onġiete þæt iċ þē hæbbe āþrotenne mid þȳ langan spelle.
  I can see I've bored you with that long tangent.
- preface to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, manuscript E
  Bretene īeġland is eahta hund mīla lang and twā hund brād.
  The island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred miles wide.
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
  Þonne blōtmōnaþ ġeendaþ, þonne biþ sēo niht sixtīene tīda lang and sē dæġ eahta tīda.
  At the end of November, the nights are sixteen hours long and the days are eight hours.
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 893
  Sē wudu is ēastlang and westlang hundtwelftiġes mīla lang oþþe lengra and þrītiġes mīla brād.
  The forest is 120 miles long or longer from east to west, and 30 miles wide.
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
  On þā swīðran healfe þām ingange is stǣnen bedd seofon fōta lang and þrim mundum hīere þonne þæs hūses flōr.
  To the right of the entrance, there is a stone bed that is seven feet long and three hands higher than the floor of the house.
- late 9th century, anonymous translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  Ne wēne iċ, nū iċ lang spell hæbbe tō seċġenne, þæt iċ hīe on þisse bēċ ġeendian mæġe, ac iċ ōðre onġinnan sċeal.
  Since I have some long stories to tell, I don't think I can finish them in this book, so I'll have to start another one.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
  Hē ǣt þā and dranc and eft wearþ on slǣpe, ac sē enġel hine āwreahte ōðre sīðe and cwæþ, "Ārīs hraðe and et. Þū hæfst swīðe langne weġ."
  Then he ate and drank and went back to sleep, but the angel woke him up a second time and said, "Come on, get up and eat. You have a very long journey ahead of you."
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 897
  Þā hēt Ælfrēd cyning timbran langsċipu onġēan þā æscas. Þā wǣron fulnēah twā swā lang swā þā ōðru. Sumu hæfdon sixtiġ āra, sumu mā. Þā wǣron ǣġðer ġe swiftran ġe unwealtran ġe ēac hīeran þonne þā ōðru; nǣron nāwðer ne on Frīsisċ ġesċeapen ne on Denisċ, ac swā him selfum þūhte þæt hīe nytwierðest bēon meahten.
  Then King Alfred had longships built to oppose the askar [small, light Viking ships used for raids]. They were almost twice as long as the others. Some had 60 oars, some more. They were both swifter and steadier as well as higher than the others, and they were not based on Frisian design or Danish, but on what he himself thought would be the most useful.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
  Ān nama is þissum ġelīċe on ġeendunge and nā on andġiete: hic senior ("þēs ealda mann oþþe ealdor"). Þā ōðre sind ealle mǣst werlīċes cynnes (hic doctor "þēs lārēow," hic salīnātor "þēs sealtere"), and ealle unlīchamlīċe (hic furor "þēos hātheortnes," horror "ōga," labor "ġeswinc," sūdor "swāt," pallor "blācung," pudor "sċamu," decor "wlite," calor "hǣtu," fervor "wielm," rubor "rēadnes oþþe sċamu," algor "ċiele"), and ealle þās and ōðre þyslīċe habbaþ langne ō on ġebīeġedum fiellum.
  One noun is like these in ending but not in meaning: hic senior ("this old person or elder"). The others are almost all masculine (hic doctor "this teacher," hic salinator "this salter"), including all the abstract nouns (hic furor "this fury," horror "horror," labor "labor," sudor "sweat," pallor "paleless," pudor "shame," decor "beauty," calor "heat," fervor "boiling heat," rubor "redness or shame," algor "coldness"), and all of these and others like them have a long o in inflected cases.
tall
- c. 1000, unknown author, Vercelli Homily IX
  Ġif hwelċ mann biþ on helle āne niht, þonne biþ him lēofre þæt hē hangiġe seofon þūsende wintra on þām lenġestan treowe ufeweardum.
  Anyone who spends one day in hell would rather hang for seven thousand years from the top of the tallest tree.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
  Þæt is nū þæs līchaman gōd þæt man sīe fæġer, and strang, and lang, and brād, and manegu ōðru gōd ēac þām.
  The virtues of the body are that a person is beautiful, strong, tall, and broad, and many other virtues besides these.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
  Þā ġeseah hē onġemang ōðrum twēġen ġeonge cneohtas, þæt hīe wǣron wlitiġe on hīewe and lange on wæstmum.
  Then he (Trajan) spotted two boys in the crowd and noticed they were beautiful in appearance and tall in stature.

Declension

Declension of lang — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lang	lang	lang
Accusative	langne	lange	lang
Genitive	langes	langre	langes
Dative	langum	langre	langum
Instrumental	lange	langre	lange
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lange	langa, lange	lang
Accusative	lange	langa, lange	lang
Genitive	langra	langra	langra
Dative	langum	langum	langum
Instrumental	langum	langum	langum

Declension of lang — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	langa	lange	lange
Accusative	langan	langan	lange
Genitive	langan	langan	langan
Dative	langan	langan	langan
Instrumental	langan	langan	langan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	langan	langan	langan
Accusative	langan	langan	langan
Genitive	langra, langena	langra, langena	langra, langena
Dative	langum	langum	langum
Instrumental	langum	langum	langum

Antonyms

sċort

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: long, longe (Late Middle English), lang, lange (Early Middle English or Northern)
- English: long
  Geordie: lang
- Middle Scots: lang
  - Scots: lang
- Yola: lhaung, long

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lang, related to Old English lang, Old Norse langr.

Adjective

lang

long

Descendants

Middle High German: lanc
- Alemannic German: lang
- Bavarian:
  Cimbrian: lång
  
  Mòcheno: lònk
- German: lang
- Hunsrik: lang
- Luxembourgish: laang
- Pennsylvania German: lang
- Vilamovian: łaong
- Yiddish: לאַנג (lang)

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

long

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lang.

Adjective

lang

long

Declension

Positive forms of lang
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lang	lang	lang	lange, langa	langa	lang, langa
accusative	langan, langen	langa	lang	langa, lange	langa	lang, langa
genitive	langes, langas	langara, langaro	langes, langas	langaro, langoro, langero	langaro, langoro, langero	langaro, langoro, langero
dative	langumu, langum, langun, langun, langon, langen, langan	langaro, langaru, langara	langumu, langum, langun, langun, langon, langen, langan	langun, langon, langum	langun, langon	langun, langon, langum

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lango, langa	langa, lange	langa, lange	langon, langun	langon, langun, langan	langon, langun
accusative	langon, langan	langun, langon, langan	langa, lange	langon, langun	langon, langun, langan	langon, langun
genitive	langen, langan	langun, langan, langen	langen, langan	langono, langeno	langono	langono, langeno
dative	langon, langen, langan	langun, langan	langon, langen, langan	langon, langun	langon, langun	langon, langun

Descendants

Middle Low German: lank
- Low German: lang, lång, lank, loang, laong, long, lonk
- Plautdietsch: lang, lank

References

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎^[7] (in German), 5th edition

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang. Compare German lang, Dutch lang, English long.

Adjective

lang

long
diluted
langi Brieh ― diluted broth

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German lanc, from Old Saxon lang.

Adjective

lang (comparative lenja, superlative lenjsta)

long (in time)

Derived terms

langläwent

Related terms

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English lang, from Old English lang (“long, tall, lasting”). Cognate with English long.

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

long

Adverb

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

long

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

laang
lng — text messaging

Etymology

Contraction of laang or lamang.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋ/ [ˈlaŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: lang

Adverb

lang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔)

only; just
Synonym: lamang

Derived terms

Tok Pisin

Noun

lang

A fly (insect).

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô. Cognate with Finnish lanka.

Noun

lang

yarn, thread

Declension

Inflection of lang (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	lang
genitive sing.	langan
partitive sing.	langad
partitive plur.	langoid
	singular	plural
nominative	lang	langad
accusative	langan	langad
genitive	langan	langoiden
partitive	langad	langoid
essive-instructive	langan	langoin
translative	langaks	langoikš

inessive	langas	langoiš
elative	langaspäi	langoišpäi
illative	langaha	langoihe

adessive	langal	langoil
ablative	langalpäi	langoilpäi
allative	langale	langoile

abessive	langata	langoita
comitative	langanke	langoidenke
prolative	langadme	langoidme

approximative I	langanno	langoidenno
approximative II	langannoks	langoidennoks
egressive	langannopäi	langoidennopäi

terminative I	langahasai	langoihesai
terminative II	langalesai	langoilesai
terminative III	langassai	—

additive I	langahapäi	langoihepäi
additive II	langalepäi	langoilepäi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Adjective

lang • (郎)

roan, piebald
con bò lang ― roan cow

Derived terms

lang ben

Etymology 2

Noun

lang • (𫉱, 良, 榔)

(only in compounds) sweet potato

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 郎.

Noun

lang

(only in compounds) man; male

Derived terms

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian long, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).

Adjective

lang

long

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

LaRng^[1]
laang^[1]
lung^[2]
la(a)ng (“stone”)^[3]

Noun

lang

stone^[1]^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/f4512721-7645-4722-90b8-168541d38240/content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
^ B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg92

[open-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/f4512721-7645-4722-90b8-168541d38240/content

[aov-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf

[bj92-3] B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg92

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Albanian

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Chavacano

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Danish

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East Central German

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Hokkien

Hunsrik

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Indonesian

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