lång
Cimbrian
Adjective
lång
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
audio: (file)
Adjective
lång (comparative längre, superlative längst)
- long (in distance or time)
- Det var en väldigt lång film.
- That was a very long movie.
- Det var en väldigt lång film.
- tall (about a person)
Declension
Inflection of lång | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lång | längre | längst |
Neuter singular | långt | längre | längst |
Plural | långa | längre | längst |
Masculine plural3 | långa | längre | längst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | långe | längre | längste |
All | långa | längre | längsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- lång in Svensk ordbok.
Categories:
- Cimbrian lemmas
- Cimbrian adjectives
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives