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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation,General American)enPR:lăng;IPA^(key):/læŋ/

  • Audio(Southern England):

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• Rhymes:-æŋ

Etymology 1

Noun

lang(plurallangs)

1. Abbreviation oflanguage

Derived terms

• artlang
• conlang
• engelang
• jokelang
• loglang
• memelang

Etymology 2

Adjective

lang(comparativelanger,superlativelangest)

1. (obsoleteoutsideNorthumbria)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

• lang may yer lum reek
• lang syne

Further reading

• “lang”,inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.

Anagrams

• Angl.

Alemannic German

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanlanc,fromOld High Germanlang,fromProto-West Germanic*lang.Cognate withGermanlang,Dutchlang,Englishlong,Icelandiclangur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/lɑŋ/

Adjective

lang(comparativelenger,superlativelengscht)

1. long
2. tall,high

Declension

Declension oflang
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative/accusative	langi	langi	langi	lange
	dative	lange	lange	lange	lange
Strong inflection	nominative/accusative	lange	langi	langs	langi
	dative	lange	lange	lange	lange

Danish

Etymology

FromOld Norselangr,fromProto-Germanic*langaz(“long”),cognate withSwedishlång,Englishlong,Germanlang.The adjective goes back toProto-Indo-European*dlongʰos,*dl̥h₁gʰós(“long”),which is also the source ofLatinlongus,Ancient Greekδολιχός(dolikhós).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lang(neuterlangt,plural and definite singular attributivelange,comparativelængere,superlative (predicative)længst,superlative (attributive)længste)

1. long(having great distance)

Further reading

• “lang”inDen Danske Ordbog
• “lang”inOrdbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

FromMiddle Dutchlanc,fromOld Dutch*lang,fromProto-West Germanic*lang,fromProto-Germanic*langaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/lɑŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:lang
• Rhymes:-ɑŋ

Adjective

lang(comparativelanger,superlativelangst)

1. long

   Antonym:kort

   Het was eenlangedag.

   It was alongday.

2. tall

   Antonyms:kort,klein

   Eenlangeman.

   Atallman.

3. long (time),lengthy,a long time

   Het duurtlang.

   It takes a long time.

   Wie heefthet langstgespeeld?

   Who playedlongest?

Declension

Declension oflang
uninflected	lang
inflected	lange
comparative	langer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lang	langer	hetlangst hetlangste
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

• boomlang
• dagenlang
• jarenlang
• langbaardgras
• langdradig
• langdurig
• langgerekt
• langsnavelkaketoe
• langsnavelraafkaketoe
• levenslang
• maandenlang
• onlangs
• urenlang

Related terms

• lengen
• lengte

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

1. (with negation)by far

   Langniet iedereen houdt van vlees.

   Not everyoneby farlikes meat.

East Central German

Adverb

lang

1. (Erzgebirgisch)already

   Synonym:schu

   Ich saat jalang,doß die Predigerschul in Berlin is und "Paulinium" haaßt.

   Ialreadysaid, that the Preacher school is in Berlin and is called "Paulinium."

Further reading

• 1982Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei: Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 12

German

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanlanc,fromOld High Germanlang,fromProto-West Germanic*lang,fromProto-Germanic*langaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/laŋ/,[laŋ],(northern also)[laŋk]

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-aŋ

Adjective

lang(strong nominative masculine singularlanger,comparativelänger,superlativeamlängsten)

1. long;lengthy(in space or time)

   Antonym:kurz

2. (of a person)tall

   Synonym:(more common)groß

3. (with units of time, chieflyJahre)many(indicating the length of the time in total)

   Synonym:viel

   Er hatlangeJahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern.

   He spentmanyyears reasoning about this question.

Declension

Positive forms oflang

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristlang	sieistlang	esistlang	siesindlang
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	derlange	dielange	daslange	dielangen
	genitive	deslangen	derlangen	deslangen	derlangen
	dative	demlangen	derlangen	demlangen	denlangen
	accusative	denlangen	dielange	daslange	dielangen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einlanger	einelange	einlanges	(keine)langen
	genitive	eineslangen	einerlangen	eineslangen	(keiner)langen
	dative	einemlangen	einerlangen	einemlangen	(keinen)langen
	accusative	einenlangen	einelange	einlanges	(keine)langen

Comparative forms oflang

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristlänger	sieistlänger	esistlänger	siesindlänger
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	derlängere	dielängere	daslängere	dielängeren
	genitive	deslängeren	derlängeren	deslängeren	derlängeren
	dative	demlängeren	derlängeren	demlängeren	denlängeren
	accusative	denlängeren	dielängere	daslängere	dielängeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einlängerer	einelängere	einlängeres	(keine)längeren
	genitive	eineslängeren	einerlängeren	eineslängeren	(keiner)längeren
	dative	einemlängeren	einerlängeren	einemlängeren	(keinen)längeren
	accusative	einenlängeren	einelängere	einlängeres	(keine)längeren

Superlative forms oflang

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristamlängsten	sieistamlängsten	esistamlängsten	siesindamlängsten
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	derlängste	dielängste	daslängste	dielängsten
	genitive	deslängsten	derlängsten	deslängsten	derlängsten
	dative	demlängsten	derlängsten	demlängsten	denlängsten
	accusative	denlängsten	dielängste	daslängste	dielängsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einlängster	einelängste	einlängstes	(keine)längsten
	genitive	eineslängsten	einerlängsten	eineslängsten	(keiner)längsten
	dative	einemlängsten	einerlängsten	einemlängsten	(keinen)längsten
	accusative	einenlängsten	einelängste	einlängstes	(keine)längsten

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• jahrelang
• Länge
• Langeweile
• langmachen
• langschwänzig
• langweilig
• langwierig
• monatelang
• stundenlang
• überlang
• verlängern
• wochenlang
• Vokuhila

Adverb

lang

1. (chieflycolloquial,but also found in formal style)Alternative form oflange

   Der Ausflug hatlanggedauert.

   The trip took quitelong.

2. long,sprawled,stretched(physically)

   Er laglangauf der Erde.

   He lay sprawled on the ground.

Postposition

lang[withaccusative]

1. for(temporal)

   Er ist ein Jahrlangum die Welt gereist.

   He travelled around the worldforone year.

   Ich habe mein ganzes Lebenlangdie Relativitätstheorie studiert.

   I studied relativistic physics my entire life.

   • 2010,Der Spiegel‎^[1],number34/2010,page87:

     Die Pharmakonzerne müssen ihre Preise nun drei Jahrelangauf dem Niveau vom Sommer 2009 einfrieren.

     The pharmaceutical companies now have to freeze their prices for three years at the level of summer 2009.

2. (chieflycolloquial,but also found in formal style)Alternative form ofentlang

   Gehen Sie einfach diese Straßelang!

   Just goalongthis street!

   Wolang?Hierlang!

   Whichway?Thisway!

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs oflang

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

Verb

lang

1. singularimperativeoflangen

Further reading

• “lang”inDudenonline
• “lang”inDudenonline
• “lang”inDudenonline
• “lang”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “lang”in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “lang”inOpenThesaurus.de

Haitian Creole

Etymology

FromFrenchlangue(“language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/lãɡ/,[lãŋ]

Noun

lang

1. Alanguage.
2. Atongue.

Synonyms

• langaj

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions oflang– seeLong( “sparse”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofLong).

Hunsrik

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanlanc,fromOld High Germanlang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/laŋ/

Adjective

lang(comparativelenger,superlativelengest)

1. long

   Sie hod enlangeNaas.

   She has alongnose.

   Das is drei Meterlang.

   This is three meterslong.

Declension

Declension oflang(see alsoAppendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		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

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Icelandic

Noun

langm

1. accusativeindefinitesingularoflangur
2. dativeindefinitesingularoflangur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈlaŋ/
• Rhymes:-laŋ,-aŋ,-ŋ
• Hyphenation:lang

• Audio(Indonesia):

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Etymology 1

Noun

lang(plurallang-lang,first-person possessivelangku,second-person possessivelangmu,third-person possessivelangnya)

1. apheticform ofêlang(“eagle”)
2. (obsolete)apheticform ofselang

Etymology 2

FromBetawi[Term?],probably fromDutchlang(“tall”),fromMiddle Dutchlanc,fromOld Dutch*lang,fromProto-Germanic*langaz.

Noun

lang(plurallang-lang,first-person possessivelangku,second-person possessivelangmu,third-person possessivelangnya)

1. tieredtable

Further reading

• “lang”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/laŋ/

Classifier

lang

1. Classifier for big moving objects, like ariver.

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017)A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[2],Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Low German

Etymology

FromMiddle Low Germanlang,fromOld Saxonlang,fromProto-West Germanic*lang.Cognate toGermanlang,Dutchlang,Englishlong.

Adjective

lang(comparativelänger,superlativelängst)

1. long

Declension

Positive forms oflang

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

Comparative forms oflang

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

Superlative forms oflang

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

FromProto-Finnic*lanka.

Noun

lang

1. Ayarn.

Malay

Etymology

FromAustroasiatic;compareBahnarklang,Pacohcalang,Khmerខ្លែង(khlaeng),Manglaːŋ¹,Central Nicobarese[Nancowry]kalângandChongkʰlaːˀŋ.Doubletofelangandhelang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/laŋ/
• Rhymes:-aŋ

Noun

lang(Jawi spellingلڠ,plurallang-lang,informal 1st possessivelangku,2nd possessivelangmu,3rd possessivelangnya)

1. eagle(Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)

   Synonyms:elang,helang

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “الڠ lang”,inMaleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek,John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page116
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لڠ lang”,inA Malay-English dictionary,Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page599
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lang”,inA Malay-English dictionary (romanised),volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages15-6

Further reading

• “lang”inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre,Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

lang

1. Nonstandardspelling oflāng.
2. Nonstandardspelling ofláng.
3. Nonstandardspelling oflǎng.
4. Nonstandardspelling oflàng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptionsof Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonaldifferences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Masbatenyo

Adverb

lang

1. just;only;merely

Mato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈlɑŋ/

Noun

lang

1. water

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

lang(neuter singularlangt,definite singular and plurallange,comparativelengre,indefinite superlativelengst,definite superlativelengste)

1. long
2. tall

Derived terms

• avlang
• knelang
• langbeint
• langbukse
• langbølge
• langfinger
• langhåret
• langrenn
• langsiktig
• langskip
• langskips
• langsmal
• langstrakt
• langvarig
• livslang
• lovens lange arm
• skulderlang
• ukelang

References

• “lang”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

FromOld Norselangr.Akin toEnglishlong.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key):/lɑŋː/

Adjective

lang(masculine and femininelang,neuterlangt,definite singular and plurallange,comparativelengre,indefinite superlativelengst,definite superlativelengste)

1. long(of physical length)

   Når fekk du detlangehåret?

   When did you get suchlonghair?

2. long(of duration)

   Denne filmen varlang.

   This movie waslong.

Derived terms

• avlang
• knelang
• langbeint
• langbukse
• langfinger
• langrenn
• langsiktig
• langskip
• langskips
• langsmal
• langvarig
• livslang
• lovas lange arm,lovens lange arm
• skulderlang

References

• “lang”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Numeral

lang

1. hundred

Old English

Alternative forms

• long

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*lang,fromProto-Germanic*langaz,fromProto-Indo-European*dlongʰos.

Cognate withOld Frisianlong,Old Saxonlang,Old High Germanlang,Old Norselangr,Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃(laggs),and outside of Germanic, withLatinlongus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/lɑnɡ/,[lɑŋɡ]

Adjective

lang(comparativelengra,superlativelenġest)

1. long
   • late 9th century,King Alfred'stranslationofBoethius'The Consolation of Philosophy

     Iċ onġiete þæt iċ þē hæbbe āþrotenne mid þȳlanganspelle.

     I can see I've bored you with thatlongtangent.

   • prefaceto theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle,manuscript E

     Bretene īeġland is eahta hund mīlalangand twā hund brād.

     The island of Britain is eight hundred mileslongand two hundred miles wide.

   • late 9th century,Old English Martyrology

     Þonne blōtmōnaþ ġeendaþ, þonne biþ sēo niht sixtīene tīdalangand sē dæġ eahta tīda.

     At the end of November, the nights are sixteen hourslongand the days are eight hours.

   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,Manuscript A,year 893

     Sē wudu is ēastlang and westlang hundtwelftiġes mīlalangoþþelengraand þrītiġes mīla brād.

     The forest is 120 mileslongorlongerfrom east to west, and 30 miles wide.

   • late 9th century,Old English Martyrology

     On þā swīðran healfe þām ingange is stǣnen bedd seofon fōtalangand þrim mundum hīere þonne þæs hūses flōr.

     To the right of the entrance, there is a stone bed that is seven feetlongand three hands higher than the floor of the house.

   • late 9th century,anonymoustranslationofOrosius’History Against the Pagans

     Ne wēne iċ, nū iċlangspell hæbbe tō seċġenne, þæt iċ hīe on þisse bēċ ġeendian mæġe, ac iċ ōðre onġinnan sċeal.

     Since I have somelongstories to tell, I don't think I can finish them in this book, so I'll have to start another one.

   • c. 996,Ælfric'sLives 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 swīðelangneweġ. "

     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 verylongjourney ahead of you. "

   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,Manuscript A,year 897

     Þā hēt Ælfrēd cyning timbran langsċipu onġēan þā æscas. Þā wǣron fulnēah twā swālangswā 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 theaskar[small, light Viking ships used for raids]. They were almost twice aslongas 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 habbaþlangneō 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 alongoin inflected cases.

2. 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 þāmlenġestantreowe ufeweardum.

     Anyone who spends one day in hell would rather hang for seven thousand years from the top of thetallesttree.

   • late 9th century,King Alfred'stranslationofBoethius'The Consolation of Philosophy

     Þæt is nū þæs līchaman gōd þæt man sīe fæġer, and strang, andlang,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'sLives of Saints

     Þā ġeseah hē onġemang ōðrum twēġen ġeonge cneohtas, þæt hīe wǣron wlitiġe on hīewe andlangeon wæstmum.

     Then he (Trajan) spotted two boys in the crowd and noticed they were beautiful in appearance andtallin stature.

Declension

Declension oflang— 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 oflang— 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

• andlang
• dæġlang
• ealdorlang
• ēastlang
• efnlang
• furlang
• ġelang
• Langbeardas
• lange
• langfǣre
• langian
• langlīċe
• langlīfe
• langmōd
• langnes
• langsċeaft
• langsċip
• langstrang
• langsum
• langwyrpe
• lencten
• lenġu
• morgenlang
• nihtlang
• norþlang
• sumorlang
• westlang

Descendants

• Middle English:long,longe,longue,lang,lange,langhe
  • English:long
  • Geordie English:lang
  • Scots:lang
  • Yola:lhaung,long

Old High German

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*lang,related to Old Englishlang,Old Norselangr.

Adjective

lang

1. 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

FromProto-West Germanic*lang.

Adjective

lang

1. long

Declension

Positive forms of lang

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lang	lange,langa	lang	langa	lang	lang,langa
accusative	langan,langen	langa,lange	langa	langa	lang	lang,langa
genitive	langes,langas	langaro,langoro,langero	langara,langaro	langaro,langoro,langero	langes,langas	langaro,langoro,langero
dative	langumu,langum,langun,langun,langon,langen,langan	langun,langon,langum	langaro,langaru,langara	langun,langon	langumu,langum,langun,langun,langon,langen,langan	langun,langon,langum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lango,langa	langon,langun	langa,lange	langon,langun,langan	langa,lange	langon,langun
accusative	langon,langan	langon,langun	langun,langon,langan	langon,langun,langan	langa,lange	langon,langun
genitive	langen,langan	langono,langeno	langun,langan,langen	langono	langen,langan	langono,langeno
dative	langon,langen,langan	langon,langun	langun,langan	langon,langun	langon,langen,langan	langon,langun

Descendants

• Middle Low German:lanc,lang,lanch
  • Low German:lang
  • Plautdietsch:lang,lank

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanlanc,fromOld High Germanlang.CompareGermanlang,Dutchlang,Englishlong.

Adjective

lang

1. long
2. diluted

   langiBrieh―diluted broth

Plautdietsch

Etymology

FromMiddle Low Germanlanc,fromOld Saxonlang.

Adjective

lang

1. long(in time)

Scots

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishlang,fromOld Englishlang(“long, tall, lasting”).Cognate withEnglishlong.

Adjective

lang(comparativelanger,superlativelangest)

1. long

Adverb

lang(comparativelanger,superlativelangest)

1. long

Derived terms

• langsome
• lang syne

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• laang
• lng—text messaging

Etymology

Contractionoflaangorlamang.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

lang(Baybayin spellingᜎᜅ᜔)

1. only;just

   Synonym:lamang

Derived terms

• lang naman
• lang-langin

Further reading

• “lang”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Tok Pisin

Noun

lang

1. Afly(insect).

Veps

Etymology

FromProto-Finnic*lanka,probably borrowed fromProto-Germanic*langô.Cognate withFinnishlanka.

Noun

lang

1. yarn,thread

Declension

Inflection oflang(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•(Lang)

1. roan,piebald

   con bò lang―roan cow

Derived terms

• lang ben

Etymology 2

Noun

lang•(𫉱,Lương,Lang)

1. (only in compounds)sweet potato

Derived terms

• khoai lang
• rau lang

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnameseword fromLang.

Noun

lang

1. (only in compounds)man;male

See also

Derived terms

• quan lang
• thầy lang