langa

See also: länga, långa, and lângă

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin līngua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ˈlaŋɡa

Noun

langa f (plural lange)

1. language
2. tongue

Langa dalmata - Dalmatian language

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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 í
• langa til

Etymology 2

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

Noun

langa m

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

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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

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Latin

Alternative forms

• langūrus

Etymology

Maybe from Celtic.

Noun

langa f (genitive langae); first declension

1. A kind of lizard

Inflection

First declension.

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 Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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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

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

Etymology

From Latin lāna.

Noun

langa f

1. (Surmiran) wool

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing 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
Present tense	langar	langas
Past tense	langade	langades
Supine	langat	langats
Imperative	langa	—
Present participle	langande
Past participle	langad

Related terms

• langare
• langning