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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 (plural langs)

1. Abbreviation of language

Derived terms

• artlang
• conlang
• engelang
• jokelang
• loglang
• memelang
• speedlang
• natlang

Etymology 2

Etymology

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

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. (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

• lang may yer lum reek
• lang syne

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Angl.

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/

Adjective

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengscht)

1. long
2. tall, high

Declension

Declension of lang
		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

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)

1. long (having great distance)

Further reading

• “lang” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lang” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lang
• Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langst)

1. long

   Antonym: kort

   Het was een lange dag.

   It was a long day.

2. tall

   Antonyms: kort, klein

   Een lange man.

   A tall man.

3. 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

• boomlang
• dagenlang
• jarenlang
• langbaardgras
• langdradig
• langdurig
• langgerekt
• langlopend
• 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

   Lang niet iedereen houdt van vlees.

   Not everyone by far likes meat.

East Central German

Adverb

lang

1. (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."

Further reading

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

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/, [laŋ], (northern also) [laŋk]

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Adjective

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

1. long; lengthy (in space or time)

   Antonym: kurz

2. (of a person) tall

   Synonym: (more common) groß

3. (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
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

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

Adverb

lang

1. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange

   Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert.

   The trip took quite long.

2. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)

   Er lag lang auf der Erde.

   He lay sprawled on the ground.

Postposition

lang [with accusative]

1. 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^[1], 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.

2. (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

Pronominal adverbs of lang

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

Verb

lang

1. singular imperative of langen

Further reading

• “lang” in Duden online
• “lang” in Duden online
• “lang” in Duden online
• “lang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “lang” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “lang” in OpenThesaurus.de

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French langue (“language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lãɡ/, [lãŋ]

Noun

lang

1. A language.
2. A tongue.

Synonyms

• langaj

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): /laŋ/

Adjective

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengest)

1. 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)
		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

lang m

1. accusative indefinite singular of langur
2. dative indefinite singular of langur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Indonesia):

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Etymology 1

Noun

lang (plural lang-lang)

1. aphetic form of êlang (“eagle”)
2. (obsolete) aphetic 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)

1. tiered table

Further reading

• “lang” in Kamus 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 a river.

References

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

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)

1. long

Declension

Positive forms of lang

gender		singular			plural
		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
	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 of lang

gender		singular			plural
		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
	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 of lang

gender		singular			plural
		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
	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

From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun

lang

1. A yarn.

Malay

Etymology

From Austroasiatic; compare 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, informal 1st possessive langku, 2nd possessive langmu, 3rd possessive langnya)

1. 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

Further reading

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

Mandarin

Romanization

lang

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

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), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: lang [ˈlɑŋ] 'water'

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

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

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” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse langr. Akin to English long.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /lɑŋː/

Adjective

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

1. long (of physical length)

   Når fekk du det lange håret?

   When did you get such long hair?

2. long (of duration)

   Denne filmen var lang.

   This movie was long.

Derived terms

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

 

References

• “lang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Numeral

lang

1. 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)

1. 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.

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 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

• 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

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

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

From Proto-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

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

Adjective

lang

1. long
2. diluted

   langi Brieh ― diluted broth

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German lanc, from Old Saxon lang.

Adjective

lang

1. long (in time)

Scots

Etymology

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

Adjective

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. long

Adverb

lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. long

Derived terms

• langsome
• lang syne

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)

1. only; just

   Synonym: lamang

Derived terms

• lang naman
• lang-langin

 

Further reading

• “lang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tok Pisin

Noun

lang

1. A fly (insect).

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

lang

1. 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)

1. roan, piebald

   con bò lang ― roan cow

Derived terms

• lang ben

Etymology 2

Noun

lang • (𫉱, 良, 榔)

1. (only in compounds) sweet potato

Derived terms

• khoai lang
• rau lang

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 郎.

Noun

lang

1. (only in compounds) man; male

See also

Derived terms

• quan lang
• thầy lang