slange

See also: Slange

Afrikaans

Noun

slange

1. plural of slang

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German slange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɑŋə]

Noun

slange c (singular definite slangen, plural indefinite slanger)

1. snake, serpent
2. tube, hose

Declension

Declension of slange

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	slange	slangen	slanger	slangerne
genitive	slanges	slangens	slangers	slangernes

Derived terms

• boaslange
• brandslange
• brilleslange
• cykelslange
• gasslange
• giftslange
• gummislange
• haveslange
• klapperslange
• kobraslange
• kvælerslange
• luftslange
• slangeagtig
• slangebesværger
• slangebid
• slangebøsse
• slangefalk
• slangegift
• slangeham
• slangehoved
• slangehug
• slangekrølle
• slangeløs
• slangemenneske
• slangeskind
• slangetunge
• slangetæmmer
• søslange
• vandslange

Verb

slange (imperative slang, infinitive at slange, present tense slanger, past tense slangede, perfect tense slanget)

1. (reflexive) to snake, to slither

Conjugation

Conjugation of slange

active passive present slanger slanges past slangede slangedes infinitive slange slanges imperative slang — participle present slangende past slanget (auxiliary verb have) gerund slangen

References

• “slange” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “slange” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
• slange on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô.

Noun

slange m or f

1. snake

Inflection

Weak masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	slange	slangen
accusative	slange	slangen
genitive	slangen	slangen
dative	slange	slangen

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	slange	slangen
accusative	slange	slangen
genitive	slange, slangen	slangen
dative	slange, slangen	slangen

Descendants

• Dutch: slang
  • Afrikaans: slang
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: slanggi
  • Negerhollands: slang, slaṅ
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: slanka
  • → Aukan: salan
  • → Caribbean Javanese: selang
  • → Indonesian: slang (“hose”)
  • → Papiamentu: slan
• Limburgish: slang

Further reading

• “slanghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “slange”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German slango.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈs̠lanɡə/

Noun

slange m or f

1. snake

Declension

Declension of slange (weak masculine)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	slange	die	slangen
genitive	eines	dës	slangen	dër	slangen
dative	eime	dëm	slangen	dën	slangen
accusative	einen	dën	slangen	die	slangen

Declension of slange (weak feminine)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	slange	die	slangen
genitive	einer	dër	slangen	dër	slangen
dative	einer	dër	slangen	dën	slangen
accusative	eine	die	slangen	die	slangen

Declension of slange (strong feminine in -e)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	slange	die	slange
genitive	einer	dër	slange	dër	slangen
dative	einer	dër	slange	dën	slangen
accusative	eine	die	slange	die	slange

Descendants

• German: Schlange (see there for further descendants)
• Central Franconian: Schlang
  • Hunsrik: Schlang
  • Luxembourgish: Schlaang
• Rhine Franconian:
  • Pennsylvania German: Schlang
• Yiddish: שלאַנג (shlang)
  • → English: schlong

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “slange”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “slange”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish slange, from Old Norse slangi. Also from Middle Low German slange.

Noun

slange m (definite singular slangen, indefinite plural slanger, definite plural slangene)

1. a snake
2. a hose, a tube

Synonyms

• orm (snake)

Derived terms

• giftslange
• hageslange
• luftslange

Etymology 2

Verb

slange (imperative slang, present tense slanger, simple past and past participle slanga or slanget, present participle slangende)

1. (reflexive) to move like a snake

References

• “slange” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse slangi, and Middle Low German slange. The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

slange m (definite singular slangen, indefinite plural slangar, definite plural slangane)

1. a snake

   Synonym: orm

2. a hose, a tube

Derived terms

• giftslange
• hageslange
• luftslange

Verb

slange (present tense slangar, past tense slanga, past participle slanga, passive infinitive slangast, present participle slangande, imperative slange/slang)

1. (reflexive) to move like a snake

Alternative forms

• slanga (a-infinitive)

References

• “slange” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• glanse, lengas, neglas, sangle, slenga

West Frisian

Noun

slange c (plural slangen, diminutive slankje)

1. alternative form of slang