langa

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 edit

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

(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 edit

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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse langa; compare Faroese longa.

Noun edit

langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)

ling (fish)

Declension edit

declension of langa

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

Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

langa m

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

Ilocano edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

langá

face; features; looks

Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaŋɡə/^[2]

Noun edit

langa m (genitive singular langa, nominative plural langaí)

common ling (Molva molva)

Declension edit

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 edit

^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 langa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 106

Karelian edit

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

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

langa (genitive langan, partitive langua)

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

Declension edit

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 edit

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

Kriol edit

Etymology edit

From English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition edit

langa

Descendants edit

→ English: longa

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

langūrus

Etymology edit

Maybe from Celtic.

Noun edit

langa f (genitive langae); first declension

A kind of lizard

Declension edit

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 edit

“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 edit

Alternative forms edit

lānga (Courland)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun edit

langa

yarn

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

langen m

Noun edit

langa f

definite singular of lange

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

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

(pre-2012) alternative form of lange
definite singular of lange

Verb edit

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

Alternative form of lange

References edit

“langa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams edit

galna

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *langōną.

Verb edit

langa

to long for

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of langa — active (weak class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	langa
present participle	langandi
past participle	langaðr
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)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	langask
present participle	langandisk
past participle	langazk
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

Descendants edit

Icelandic: langa
Old Swedish: langa

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

langa f (genitive lǫngu)

(zoology) ling

Declension edit

Declension of langa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langa	langan	lǫngur	lǫngurnar
accusative	lǫngu	lǫnguna	lǫngur	lǫngurnar
dative	lǫngu	lǫngunni	lǫngum	lǫngunum
genitive	lǫngu	lǫngunnar	langna	langnanna

Descendants edit

Icelandic: langa
Faroese: longa
Norwegian Nynorsk: lange
Norwegian Bokmål: lange, longe
→ Irish: langa
→ Scottish Gaelic: langa

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

langa

inflection of langr:

References edit

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

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

langa

to long for

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of langa (weak)

active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	present			past
infinitive	langa			—
participle	langandi, -e			langaþer
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	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants edit

Swedish: långa (archaic)

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

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

Etymology edit

From Latin lāna.

Noun edit

langa f

(Surmiran) wool

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaŋkə/

Noun edit

langa m (plural langannan)

common ling (Molva molva)

References edit

^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 langa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German langen.

Verb edit

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

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

Usage notes edit

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

Conjugation edit

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.

Related terms edit

References edit

Anagrams edit

galan, galna

[1] G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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

[3] G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 langa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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