Längde

See also: længde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lengede, from Old High German *lengida, from Proto-West Germanic *langiþu; also influenced by Low German Längde. Cognate to East Central German Längde (Silesian). By surface analysis, lang +‎ -de.

Noun

Längde f (genitive Längde, plural Längden)

1. (obsolete, also Berlinian) length

   Synonym: Länge

Declension

Declension of Längde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Längde	die	Längden
genitive	einer	der	Längde	der	Längden
dative	einer	der	Längde	den	Längden
accusative	eine	die	Längde	die	Längden

Further reading

• “Längde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

German Low German

Noun

Längde f (plural Längden)

1. Alternative form of Längd