låg
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse lok (“lock, lid”), from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock, opening”), cognate with English lock, German Loch (“hole”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
låg n (singular definite låget, plural indefinite låg)
Declension edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse lǫgr (“lake, liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognates include Latin lacus and Scottish Gaelic loch.
Alternative forms edit
- (non-standard since 2005) lòg
Noun edit
låg m (definite singular lågen, indefinite plural låger, definite plural lågene)
- a fluid used in the boiling of plant material
- (in place names) a body of water, usually a river or lake
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- log (Norwegian Nynorsk)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågere, indefinite superlative lågest, definite superlative lågeste)
- alternative form of lav
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
låg
References edit
- “låg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse lágr. Akin to English low.
Adjective edit
låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågare/lægre, indefinite superlative lågast/lægst, definite superlative lågaste/lægste)
Antonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).
Noun edit
låg f (definite singular låga, indefinite plural læger, definite plural lægene)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
låg
Further reading edit
- “låg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Adjective edit
låg (comparative lägre, superlative lägst)
- low; having a small height
- of low moral or ethics; such as a dirty trick
Declension edit
Inflection of låg | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | låg | lägre | lägst |
Neuter singular | lågt | lägre | lägst |
Plural | låga | lägre | lägst |
Masculine plural3 | låga | lägre | lägst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | låge | lägre | lägste |
All | låga | lägre | lägsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
låg
- past indicative of ligga