langa

See also länga, långa, and lângă

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin līngua.

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈlaŋga

Noun

langa f

1. language
2. tongue

Langa dalmata - Dalmatian language

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Gooniyandi

Noun

langa

1. salt

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlauŋka/

  Rhymes: -auŋka

Etymology 1

Verb

langa weak verb (third person singular past indicative langaði, supine langað)

1. (impersonal) to want

   Hvað langar þig í? — Mig langar í nammi og ís!

   What do you want? — I want candy and ice cream!

   Mig langar heim.

   I want to go home.

   Hana langaði að hitta foreldra mína.

   She wanted to meet my parents.

Usage notes

• The person who wants to do something is in the accusative case and the verb is conjugated in the third-person singular. When you are referring to an object you want, langa í (“to want, to have an appetite for something”) is used. When you want to perform a verb, the verb langa is used.

Derived terms

• langa í
• langa til

Etymology 2

Noun

langa f (genitive singular löngu, plural löngur)

1. ling (fish)

Declension

declension of langa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langa	langan	löngur	löngurnar
accusative	löngu	lönguna	löngur	löngurnar
dative	löngu	löngunni	löngum	löngunum
genitive	löngu	löngunnar	langa	langanna

Derived terms

• blálanga
• miðjarðarhafslanga
• skrokklanga

Etymology 3

Noun

langa m

1. accusative indefinite plural of langur
2. genitive indefinite plural of langur

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Kriol

Etymology

English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition

langa

1. at, in, on
2. to, into
3. with

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter) launa
• (Sutsilvan) làna
• (Vallader) lana

Etymology

From Latin lāna.

Noun

langa f

1. (Surmiran) wool

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Swedish

Verb

langa

1. to throw or give something to someone
2. (slang) to buy liquor on behalf of youngsters who themselves are too young to be allowed to do it

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	langa	langas
Present tense	langar	langas
Past tense	langade	langades
Supine	langat	langats
Imperative	langa	—
Present participle	langande
Past participle	langad

Related terms

• langare
• langning