lång

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"

Cimbrian

Adjective

lång

  1. long

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos. Compare English long, Dutch lang, German lang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔŋː/
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Adjective

lång (comparative längre, superlative längst)

  1. long (in length, distance, or time)
    ett långt staket
    a long fence
    en lång resa
    a long journey
    Ben-Hur är en väldigt lång film
    Ben-Hur is a very long movie
  2. tall (of a human or other biped)
    Han är två meter lång
    He is two meters tall

Declension

Inflection of lång
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lång längre längst
neuter singular långt längre längst
plural långa längre längst
masculine plural2 långa längre längst
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 långe längre längste
all långa längre längsta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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