lingg

See also: líng, lìng, līng, lǐng, and -ling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Noun

lingg (plural linggs)

1. Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.
2. The common ling, Molva molva.
3. Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
   1. Common heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Derived terms

• blue ling (Molva dypterygia)
• common ling (Molva molva)

Translations

Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva

• Czech: mník (cs) m
• Dutch: leng (nl) m
• Faroese: longa f
• Finnish: molva
• French: lotte (fr) f

• Icelandic: langa (is) f
• Maori: hoka, hokarari
• Spanish: maruca f
• Swedish: långa (sv) c

Molva molva — see common ling

Any of various varieties of heather or broom

• Catalan: bruguerola f
• Czech: vřes m
• Finnish: kanerva (fi) (heather)

• Italian: brugo m
• Scottish Gaelic: fraoch m
• Swedish: ljung (sv) c

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *linga, from Proto-Indo-European *leig- (compare English lark ‘to frolic’, Lithuanian láigyti ‘to run around wildly’, Ancient Greek ελελίζω (elelízō) ‘to whirl around’).

Noun

lingg m (definite singular lingu)

1. quick gait, trot
2. hurry, haste, rush

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Elfdalian

Noun

lingg n

1. heather, ling

Inflection

Declension of lingg

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lingg	lindjeð	lingg	lindję
accusative	lingg	lindjeð	lingg	lindję
dative	lindje	lindję	linggum	linggum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lingid.

Verb

lingg (present analytic lingeann, future analytic lingfidh, verbal noun lingeadh, past participle lingthe)

1. (literary) leap, spring
2. jump at, attack
3. start back, shrink away from (with ó (“from”))

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	lingim	lingeann tú; lingir†	lingeann sé, sí	lingimid	lingeann sibh	lingeann siad; lingid†	a lingeann; a lingeas	lingtear
	past	ling mé; lingeas	ling tú; lingis	ling sé, sí	lingeamar; ling muid	ling sibh; lingeabhair	ling siad; lingeadar	a ling / ar ling*	lingeadh
	past habitual	linginn	lingteá	lingeadh sé, sí	lingimis; lingeadh muid	lingeadh sibh	lingidís; lingeadh siad	a lingeadh / ar lingeadh*	lingtí
	future	lingfidh mé; lingfead	lingfidh tú; lingfir†	lingfidh sé, sí	lingfimid; lingfidh muid	lingfidh sibh	lingfidh siad; lingfid†	a lingfidh; a lingfeas	lingfear
conditional		lingfinn	lingfeá	lingfeadh sé, sí	lingfimis; lingfeadh muid	lingfeadh sibh	lingfidís; lingfeadh siad	a lingfeadh / ar lingfeadh*	lingfí
subjunctive	present	go linge mé; go lingead†	go linge tú; go lingir†	go linge sé, sí	go lingimid; go linge muid	go linge sibh	go linge siad; go lingid†	—	go lingtear
	past	dá linginn	dá lingteá	dá lingeadh sé, sí	dá lingimis; dá lingeadh muid	dá lingeadh sibh	dá lingidís; dá lingeadh siad	—	dá lingtí
imperative		lingim	ling	lingeadh sé, sí	lingimis	lingigí; lingidh†	lingidís	—	lingtear
verbal noun		lingeadh
past participle		lingthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

Terms derived from lingg

• lingchlár
• lingeach

• lingeacht
• lingeán

• lingmheatán

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Kurdish

Noun

lingg m

1. leg, foot

See also

• pî

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Mandarin

Romanization

lingg

1. Nonstandard spelling of līng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of líng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǐng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lìng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liŋɡ]

Verb

lingg

1. first-person singular present tense form of linge.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of linge.
3. third-person plural present tense form of linge.