Länge
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic *langį̄ = *langaz + *-į̄; equivalent to lang + -e.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Länge f (genitive Länge, plural Längen)
- length
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 25/2010, page 140:
- Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
- With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
- (geography, astronomy) longitude
- Synonyms: geographische Länge, Längengrad
Declension
[edit]Declension of Länge [feminine]
Derived terms
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