Lag

See also: lag, LAG, lág, làg, låg, and -lag

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English lag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlak], [ˈlæk], [ˈlɛk], [ˈlaɡ], [ˈlæɡ], [ˈlɛɡ]
• Homophones: Leg, Leck, leck, lagg

Noun

Lag m (strong, genitive Lag or Lags, plural Lags)

1. (colloquial, computing) latency, lag (the delay between a request and its response)

   Synonyms: Latenz, Ausführungsverzögerung

2. (economic theory) the timespan between which a change of a variable effects on an other variable

   Hyponym: Wirkungsverzögerung

Declension

Declension of Lag [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lag	die	Lags
genitive	eines	des	Lag, Lags	der	Lags
dative	einem	dem	Lag	den	Lags
accusative	einen	den	Lag	die	Lags

Related terms

• laggen

Further reading

• Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon: Lag • Definition
• “Lag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lag” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German lāga. Cognate with German Lage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːχ/
• Rhymes: -aːχ
• Homophones: Laach, laach

Noun

Lag f (plural Lagen)

1. location
2. situation

Synonyms

• (situation): Situatioun

Related terms

• leien