langa

See also: länga, långa, and lângă

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• luanga

Etymology

From Latin līngua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋɡa/

Noun

langa f (plural lange)

1. language

   langa dalmata ― Dalmatian language

2. tongue

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Gooniyandi

Noun

langa

1. salt

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauŋka/

  Rhymes: -auŋka

Etymology 1

From Old Norse langa (“to long for; desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire; long for”), related to English long, German verlangen. More at long.

Verb

langa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative langaði, supine langað)

1. (impersonal) to want

   Hvað langar þig í? — Mig langar í nammi og ís!

   What do you want? — I want candy and ice cream!

   Mig langar heim. ― I want to go home.

   Hana langaði að hitta foreldra mína. ― She wanted to meet my parents.

Usage notes

• The person who wants to do something is in the accusative case and the verb is conjugated in the third-person singular. When you are referring to an object you want, langa í (“to want, to have an appetite for something”) is used. When you want to perform a verb, the verb langa is used.

Derived terms

• langa til
• langa í

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse langa; compare Faroese longa.

Noun

langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)

1. ling (fish)

Declension

declension of langa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langa	langan	löngur	löngurnar
accusative	löngu	lönguna	löngur	löngurnar
dative	löngu	löngunni	löngum	löngunum
genitive	löngu	löngunnar	langa	langanna

Derived terms

• blálanga
• miðjarðarhafslanga
• skrokklanga

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

langa m

1. inflection of langur:
   1. accusative indefinite plural
   2. genitive indefinite plural

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Karelian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish lanka.

Noun

langa

1. yarn

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Kriol

Etymology

From English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition

langa

1. at, in, on
2. to, into
3. with

Descendants

• → English: longa

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Latin

Alternative forms

• langūrus

Etymology

Maybe from Celtic.

Noun

langa f (genitive langae); first declension

1. A kind of lizard

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	langa	langae
Genitive	langae	langārum
Dative	langae	langīs
Accusative	langam	langās
Ablative	langā	langīs
Vocative	langa	langae

References

• langa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• langa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• lānga (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun

langa

1. yarn

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• langen m

Noun

langa f

1. definite singular of lange

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

langa f (definite singular langa, indefinite plural langer or langor, definite plural langene or langone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by lange
2. definite singular of lange

Verb

langa (present tense langar, past tense langa, past participle langa, passive infinitive langast, present participle langande, imperative lang)

1. Alternative form of lange

References

• “langa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• galna

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *langōną.

Verb

langa

1. to long for

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	langa
present participle	langandi
past participle	langaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	langa	langaða
2nd-person singular	langar	langaðir
3rd-person singular	langar	langaði
1st-person plural	lǫngum	lǫnguðum
2nd-person plural	langið	lǫnguðuð
3rd-person plural	langa	lǫnguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	langa	langaða
2nd-person singular	langir	langaðir
3rd-person singular	langi	langaði
1st-person plural	langim	langaðim
2nd-person plural	langið	langaðið
3rd-person plural	langi	langaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	langa
1st-person plural	lǫngum
2nd-person plural	langið

Conjugation of langa — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	langask
present participle	langandisk
past participle	langazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	lǫngumk	lǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular	langask	langaðisk
3rd-person singular	langask	langaðisk
1st-person plural	lǫngumsk	lǫnguðumsk
2nd-person plural	langizk	lǫnguðuzk
3rd-person plural	langask	lǫnguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	lǫngumk	lǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular	langisk	langaðisk
3rd-person singular	langisk	langaðisk
1st-person plural	langimsk	langaðimsk
2nd-person plural	langizk	langaðizk
3rd-person plural	langisk	langaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	langask
1st-person plural	lǫngumsk
2nd-person plural	langizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: langa
• Old Swedish: langa

Etymology 2

Noun

langa f (genitive lǫngu)

1. (zoology) ling

Declension

  Declension of langa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langa	langan	lǫngur	lǫngurnar
accusative	lǫngu	lǫnguna	lǫngur	lǫngurnar
dative	lǫngu	lǫngunni	lǫngum	lǫngunum
genitive	lǫngu	lǫngunnar	langna	langnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: langa
• Faroese: longa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lange
• Norwegian Bokmål: lange, longe

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

langa

1. inflection of langr:
   1. strong feminine singular accusative
   2. strong masculine plural accusative
   3. weak masculine singular oblique
   4. weak feminine singular nominative
   5. weak neuter singular

References

• langa in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse langa, from Proto-Germanic *langōną.

Verb

langa

1. to long for

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	langa			—
participle	langandi, -e			langaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	langar	langi, -e	—	langaþi, -e	langaþi, -e
þū	langar	langi, -e	langa	langaþi, -e	langaþi, -e
han	langar	langi, -e	—	langaþi, -e	langaþi, -e
vīr	langum, -om	langum, -om	langum, -om	langaþum, -om	langaþum, -om
īr	langin	langin	langin	langaþin	langaþin
þēr	langa	langin	—	langaþu, -o	langaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: långa (archaic)

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• launa (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter)
• làna (Sutsilvan)
• lana (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin lāna.

Noun

langa f

1. (Surmiran) wool

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German langen.

Verb

langa (present langar, preterite langade, supine langat, imperative langa)

1. to throw or give something to someone
2. (slang) to buy liquor on behalf of youngsters who themselves are too young to be allowed to do it

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	langa		langas
Supine	langat		langats
Imperative	langa		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	langar	langade	langas	langades
Indicative plural1	langa	langade	langas	langades
Subjunctive2	lange	langade	langes	langades
	Participles
Present participle	langande
Past participle	langad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• langare
• langning

See also

• köpa ut

Anagrams

• galan, galna