lengu
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *langį̄. Cognate with Old Frisian lendze, lentze, Old High German lengi, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌹 (laggei). Equivalent to lang + -u.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lenġu f
Usage notes edit
- Like other former īn-stems, often treated as indeclinable except in the dative and genitive plural.
Declension edit
Declension of lengu (strong ō-stem)
Declension of lengu (indeclinable)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lenġu | lenġu |
accusative | lenġu | lenġu |
genitive | lenġu | lenġa |
dative | lenġu | lenġum |
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English terms suffixed with -u
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English ō-stem nouns