לאַנג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German lang, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.

Pronunciation

• (Mideastern, YIVO) IPA^(key): /ɫaŋ(ɡ)/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ɫaɪ̯ŋ(ɡ)/

Adjective

לאַנג • (lang) (comparative לענגער (lenger), superlative לענגסט (lengst))

1. long
2. (of a Hebrew letter) final form

Declension

Declension of לאַנג

predicative					לאַנג lang
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	לאַנגער langer	לאַנג lang	לאַנגע lange	לאַנגס langs	לאַנגע lange	לאַנגע lange
accusative	לאַנגן langn
dative			לאַנגן langn		לאַנגער langer

Postposition

לאַנג • (lang)

1. for (temporal)

   Synonym: אויף (oyf)

   איך זוך שוין אַ שעה לאַנג.

   ikh zukh shoyn a sho lang.

   I've been looking for an hour.