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langa

See also: länga, långa, and lângă

Australian Kriol

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Etymology

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From English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition

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langa

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

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  • → English: longa

Dalmatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin līngua.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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langa f (plural lange)

  1. language
    langa dalmatun ― Dalmatian language
  2. tongue

Gooniyandi

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Noun

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langa

  1. salt

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse langa (“to long for; desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire; long for”), related to English long, German verlangen. More at long.

Verb

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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.
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  • 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.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse langa; compare Faroese longa.

Noun

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langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)

  1. ling (fish)
Declension
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    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
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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langa m

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

Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign; characteristic”).

Noun

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langá

  1. face; features; looks

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse langa; compare Scottish Gaelic langa.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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langa m (genitive singular langa, nominative plural langaí)

  1. common ling (Molva molva)

Declension

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Declension of langa

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative langa langaí
Vocative a langa a langaí
Genitive langa langaí
Dative langa langaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an langa na langaí
Genitive an langa na langaí
Dative leis an langa

don langa

leis na langaí

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 langa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 106

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Karelian

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Regional variants of langa
North Karelian
(Viena) 		lanka
South Karelian
(Tver) 		langa

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋɡɑ/
  • Hyphenation: lan‧ga

Noun

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langa (genitive langan, partitive langua)

  1. (South Karelian) yarn (fiber strand for knitting or weaving)
  2. (South Karelian) thread

Declension

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Tver Karelian declension of langa (type 4/kala no gradation)
singular plural
nominative langa langat
genitive langan langoin
partitive langua langoida
illative langah langoih
inessive langašša langoissa
elative langašta langoista
adessive langalla langoilla
ablative langalda langoilda
translative langakši langoiksi
essive langana langoina
comitative langanke langoinke
abessive langatta langoitta
Possessive forms of langa
1st person langani
2nd person langaš
3rd person langah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “langa”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Latin

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Etymology

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Maybe from Celtic.

Noun

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langa f (genitive langae); first declension

  1. A kind of lizard

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative langa langae
Genitive langae langārum
Dative langae langīs
Accusative langam langās
Ablative langā langīs
Vocative langa langae

References

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  • “langa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • langa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Livonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun

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langa

  1. yarn

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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langa f

  1. definite singular of lange

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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langa f (definite singular langa, indefinite plural langer or langor, definite plural langene or langone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of lange
  2. definite singular of lange

Verb

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langa (present tense langar, past tense langa, past participle langa, passive infinitive langast, present participle langande, imperative langa/lang)

  1. Alternative form of lange

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *langōną.

Verb

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langa

  1. to long for
Conjugation
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Conjugation of langa — active (weak class 2)
infinitive langa
present participle langandi
past participle langaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular langa langaða
2nd-person singular langar langaðir
3rd-person singular langar langaði
1st-person plural lǫngum lǫnguðum
2nd-person plural langið lǫnguðuð
3rd-person plural langa lǫnguðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular langa langaða
2nd-person singular langir langaðir
3rd-person singular langi langaði
1st-person plural langim langaðim
2nd-person plural langið langaðið
3rd-person plural langi langaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular langa
1st-person plural lǫngum
2nd-person plural langið
Conjugation of langa — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive langask
present participle langandisk
past participle langazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular lǫngumk lǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular langask langaðisk
3rd-person singular langask langaðisk
1st-person plural lǫngumsk lǫnguðumsk
2nd-person plural langizk lǫnguðuzk
3rd-person plural langask lǫnguðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular lǫngumk lǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular langisk langaðisk
3rd-person singular langisk langaðisk
1st-person plural langimsk langaðimsk
2nd-person plural langizk langaðizk
3rd-person plural langisk langaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular langask
1st-person plural lǫngumsk
2nd-person plural langizk
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Etymology 2

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Probably related to langr (“long”), in reference to its length.[1][2]

Noun

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langa f (genitive lǫngu)

  1. (zoology) ling
Declension
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  Declension of langa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative langa langan lǫngur lǫngurnar
accusative lǫngu lǫnguna lǫngur lǫngurnar
dative lǫngu lǫngunni lǫngum lǫngunum
genitive lǫngu lǫngunnar langna langnanna
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References

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  1. ^ “ling”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ling”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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langa

  1. inflection of langr:
    1. strong feminine singular accusative
    2. strong masculine plural accusative
    3. weak masculine singular oblique
    4. weak feminine singular nominative
    5. weak neuter singular

References

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  • “langa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse langa, from Proto-Germanic *langōną.

Verb

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langa

  1. to long for

Conjugation

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Conjugation of langa (weak)
present past
infinitive langa —
participle langandi, -e langaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk langar langi, -e — langaþi, -e langaþi, -e
þū langar langi, -e langa langaþi, -e langaþi, -e
han langar langi, -e — langaþi, -e langaþi, -e
vīr langum, -om langum, -om langum, -om langaþum, -om langaþum, -om
īr langin langin langin langaþin langaþin
þēr langa langin — langaþu, -o langaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —

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Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin lāna.

Noun

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langa f

  1. (Surmiran) wool

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse langa; compare Irish langa.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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langa m (plural langannan)

  1. common ling (Molva molva)

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 langa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German langen.

Verb

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langa (present langar, preterite langade, supine langat, imperative langa)

  2. (often with a particle like fram, in, ner, upp, or hit) to toss, to sling (throw with a swinging motion)
  4. (often with hit) to give, to hand over (something to someone)
    Langa hit jordnötterna!
    "Toss" me the peanuts!
  5. to buy liquor on behalf of youngsters who themselves are too young to be allowed to do it
  6. to trade in illicit drugs (or other illegal products), to deal

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Likely interpreted as a throwing metaphor by most native speakers in senses beside (sense 1), though (sense 2) is the original one.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of langa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive langa langas
Supine langat langats
Imperative langa —
Imper. plural1 langen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative langar langade langas langades
Ind. plural1 langa langade langas langades
Subjunctive2 lange langade langes langades
Participles
Present participle langande
Past participle langad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Anagrams

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