lange

See also: Lange, langé, länge, långe, and Länge

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋə/

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Adjective

lange

1. (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of lang

Anagrams

• algen, angel, lagen, nagel

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Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Derived how?”) From langema.

Noun

lange (genitive lange, partitive langet)

1. fall
2. lapse

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• väljalange
• langenurk
• langetõbi

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French

Etymology

Substantivization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French lange (“woollen”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin laneus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃ʒ/

Noun

lange m (plural langes)

1. flannel blanket, baby blanket
2. (in the plural) swaddling clothes
3. diaper, nappy

Verb

lange

1. inflection of langer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Etymology 1

Middle High German lange, an adverb to lanc

Alternative forms

• lang (for the temporal adverb)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋə]

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• Rhymes: -aŋə

Adverb

lange

1. long, for a long time
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 105:

     Sie schwiegen lange. Als er endlich etwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. „Heute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darum“

     They were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. „Nothing more today, I beg you for that“

   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 674:

     Spät abends, als es lange dunkel war, fanden sie endlich ein Nachtquartier in einem entlegenen Dorf.

     Late at night, when it was long dark, they finally found a night's lodging in a remote village.

2. in a long time

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Adjective

lange

1. inflection of lang:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Verb

lange

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of langen.
2. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of langen.
3. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of langen.
4. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of langen.

Further reading

• “lange” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

lange

1. definite singular of lang
2. plural of lang

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

lange

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of lang
2. plural of lang

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Old English

Etymology

lang +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑn.ɡe/, [ˈlɑŋ.ɡe]

Adverb

lange (comparative lenġ, superlative lenġest)

1. long, for a long time

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Old French

Adjective

lange m (oblique and nominative feminine singular lange)

1. woollen; made of wool

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German langen.

Verb

lange

1. to hand

   Lang mer's Sals.

   Hand me the salt.