laag

See also: låg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch laag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑːχ/

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Adjective

laag (attributive lae, comparative laer, superlative laagste)

1. low

Antonyms

• hoog

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ag
• IPA^(key): /laˈʔaɡ/

Verb

làag

1. to put or place something on or in a certain place

   Synonyms: bugtak, kaag

Derived terms

• ilaag
• laagan
• maglaag

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ag
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʔaɡ/, [ˈl̪a.ʔʌɡ]

Noun

laag

1. a wandering

Verb

laag

1. to roam
2. to leave one's abode to go to public places

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːx/

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• Hyphenation: laag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāgi, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz.

Adjective

laag (comparative lager, superlative laagst)

1. low

   Antonym: hoog

   Er staat een laag tafeltje in zijn woonkamer. ― There is a low table in his living room.

   Het is nogal laag om iemand aan te vallen op dingen waar diegene verder niets aan kan doen. ― It's rather low to attack someone on issues they don't have any control over.

Inflection

Inflection of laag
uninflected	laag
inflected	lage
comparative	lager
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		laag	lager	het laagst het laagste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lage	lagere	laagste
	n. sing.	laag	lager	laagste
	plural	lage	lagere	laagste
definite		lage	lagere	laagste
partitive		laags	lagers	—

Derived terms

- general:

• laagland

 

- in toponyms:

• Het Lage Land
• Laag-Keppel
• Laag-Soeren
• Laag-Zuthem
• Laageinde
• Laaghalen
• Laagraven
• Lage Bijssel
• Lage Mierde
• Lage Mors
• Lage Vuursche
• Lage Woerd
• Lage Zijde
• Lage Zwaluwe

 

Related terms

• laagte

Descendants

• Afrikaans: laag
• Jersey Dutch: lêx
• → Sranan Tongo: lagi
  • → Aukan: lagi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāga, from Proto-Germanic *lēgō, derived with ablaut from the stem of *ligjaną (“to lie, rest on”).

Noun

laag f (plural lagen, diminutive laagje n)

1. layer
2. class, when referring to social class

Derived terms

• ozonlaag
• zandlaag

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: lag, laag

Mansaka

Adjective

laag

1. vagrant; homeless; wandering