ellenlang

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed, cf. German ellenlang. Equivalent to el +‎ -en- +‎ lang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛ.lə(n)ˈlɑŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: el‧len‧lang

Adjective

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ellenlang (not comparable)

  1. incredibly long

Inflection

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Declension of ellenlang
uninflected ellenlang
inflected ellenlange
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial ellenlang
indefinite m./f. sing. ellenlange
n. sing. ellenlang
plural ellenlange
definite ellenlange
partitive ellenlangs

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German; equivalent to Ellen (ells) +‎ lang (long).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ellenlang (strong nominative masculine singular ellenlanger, not comparable)

  1. incredibly long

Declension

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Further reading

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