langsom

Danish

"Langsom kørsel", Danish for "slow driving" or "drive slowly"

Etymology

From Middle Low German lanksam, lanksum, from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy, long-lasting”).

Adjective

langsom (neuter langsomt, plural and definite singular attributive langsomme)

1. slow

Inflection

Inflection of langsom

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	langsom	langsommere	langsomst2
indefinite neuter singular	langsomt	langsommere	langsomst2
plural	langsomme	langsommere	langsomst2
definite attributive1	langsomme	langsommere	langsomste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

• hurtig

References

• “langsom” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

langsom (neuter singular langsomt, definite singular and plural langsomme, comparative langsommere, indefinite plural langsomst, definite plural langsomste)

1. slow

References

• “langsom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German lancsām, from Old Saxon langsam, from Proto-West Germanic *langasam.

Adjective

langsom (comparative langsomma, superlative langsomsta)

1. slow

Derived terms

• Langsomkjeit