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
• kvælerslange
• slangeagtig
• slangebesværger
• slangebøsse
• slangefalk
• slangegift
• slangeham
• slangehoved
• slangehug
• slangekrølle
• slangeløs
• slangemenneske
• slangeskind
• slangetunge
• slangetæmmer

 

Verb

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

1. (reflexive) to snake, to slither

Conjugation

Inflection of slange

	present	past
simple	slanger	slangede
perfect	har slanget	havde slanget
passive	slanges	slangedes
participle	slangende	slanget
imperative	slang	—
infinitive	slange	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	slangen	—

Further reading

• “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

1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

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