lagan

See also: lågan

English

Etymology

Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from (Medieval Latin) Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from lag (“law”) and maris (“of the sea”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæɡən/

Noun

lagan (uncountable)

1. (law) Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.

See also

• flotsam
• jetsam
• derelict
• salvage

References

Frédéric Godefroy, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle, Paris, 1881-1902

Anagrams

• Galan, Ngala, alang

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ, *lьgъnъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lâɡan/
• Hyphenation: la‧gan

Adjective

lȁgan (Cyrillic spelling ла̏ган, definite lȁganī, comparative lagànijī)

1. light
2. easy (of a task)
3. (figuratively) slow

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		lagan	lagana	lagano
genitive		lagana	lagane	lagana
dative		laganu	laganoj	laganu
accusative	inanimate animate	lagan lagana	laganu	lagano
vocative		lagan	lagana	lagano
locative		laganu	laganoj	laganu
instrumental		laganim	laganom	laganim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		lagani	lagane	lagana
genitive		laganih	laganih	laganih
dative		laganim(a)	laganim(a)	laganim(a)
accusative		lagane	lagane	lagana
vocative		lagani	lagane	lagana
locative		laganim(a)	laganim(a)	laganim(a)
instrumental		laganim(a)	laganim(a)	laganim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		lagani	lagana	lagano
genitive		laganog(a)	lagane	laganog(a)
dative		laganom(u/e)	laganoj	laganom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	lagani laganog(a)	laganu	lagano
vocative		lagani	lagana	lagano
locative		laganom(e/u)	laganoj	laganom(e/u)
instrumental		laganim	laganom	laganim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		lagani	lagane	lagana
genitive		laganih	laganih	laganih
dative		laganim(a)	laganim(a)	laganim(a)
accusative		lagane	lagane	lagana
vocative		lagani	lagane	lagana
locative		laganim(a)	laganim(a)	laganim(a)
instrumental		laganim(a)	laganim(a)	laganim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		laganiji	laganija	laganije
genitive		laganijeg(a)	laganije	laganijeg(a)
dative		laganijem(u)	laganijoj	laganijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	laganiji laganijeg(a)	laganiju	laganije
vocative		laganiji	laganija	laganije
locative		laganijem(u)	laganijoj	laganijem(u)
instrumental		laganijim	laganijom	laganijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		laganiji	laganije	laganija
genitive		laganijih	laganijih	laganijih
dative		laganijim(a)	laganijim(a)	laganijim(a)
accusative		laganije	laganije	laganija
vocative		laganiji	laganije	laganija
locative		laganijim(a)	laganijim(a)	laganijim(a)
instrumental		laganijim(a)	laganijim(a)	laganijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najlaganiji	najlaganija	najlaganije
genitive		najlaganijeg(a)	najlaganije	najlaganijeg(a)
dative		najlaganijem(u)	najlaganijoj	najlaganijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najlaganiji najlaganijeg(a)	najlaganiju	najlaganije
vocative		najlaganiji	najlaganija	najlaganije
locative		najlaganijem(u)	najlaganijoj	najlaganijem(u)
instrumental		najlaganijim	najlaganijom	najlaganijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najlaganiji	najlaganije	najlaganija
genitive		najlaganijih	najlaganijih	najlaganijih
dative		najlaganijim(a)	najlaganijim(a)	najlaganijim(a)
accusative		najlaganije	najlaganije	najlaganija
vocative		najlaganiji	najlaganije	najlaganija
locative		najlaganijim(a)	najlaganijim(a)	najlaganijim(a)
instrumental		najlaganijim(a)	najlaganijim(a)	najlaganijim(a)

Derived terms

• lȁgano

Related terms

• lȁk

Antonyms

• težak