English

Proper noun

Lang

1. A surname​. A variant of Long.

German

Etymology

From lang ‎(“tall”).

Proper noun

Lang

1. A surname​.

Related terms

• Lange

English

Noun

lang ‎(plural langs)

1. Abbreviation of language

Adjective

lang ‎(comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. (obsolete) long

Derived terms

• lang syne

External links

• lang in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑŋ/

Adjective

lang ‎(comparative lenger, superlative lengscht)

1. long
2. tall, high

Declension

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *dluh₂gʰó- ‎(“long”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lanɡ/, [lɑŋˀ]

Adjective

lang ‎(neuter langt, e-form lange, comparative længere, superlative (predicative) længst, superlative (attributive) }}})

1. long (having great distance)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Adjective

lang ‎(comparative langer, superlative langst)

1. long

   Het was een lange dag.

   It was a long day.

2. tall

   Een lange man.

   A tall man.

3. long (time), lengthy, a long time

   Het duurt lang.

   It takes a long time.

   Wie heeft het langst gespeeld?

   Who played longest?

Inflection

Antonyms

• kort

Derived terms

• jarenlang
• langdurig
• langgerekt
• onlangs

Related terms

• lengte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋ(k)/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Adjective

lang ‎(comparative länger, superlative am längsten)

1. long
2. tall, high, lofty
3. lengthy (time)

Declension

Antonyms

• kurz

Derived terms

• jahrelang
• Länge
• Langeweile
• langmachen
• langweilig
• langwierig
• monatelang
• stundenlang
• überlang
• verlängern
• wochenlang

Adverb

lang

1. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange

   Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert.

   The trip took quite long.

2. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)

   Er lag lang auf der Erde.

   He lay sprawled on the ground.

Postposition

lang ‎(+ accusative)

1. for (temporal)

   Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist.

   He travelled around the world for one year.

   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 34/2010, page 87:

     Die Pharmakonzerne müssen ihre Preise nun drei Jahre lang auf dem Niveau vom Sommer 2009 einfrieren.

     The pharmaceutical companies now have to freeze their prices for three years at the level of summer 2009.

2. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang

   Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang!

   Just go along this street!

Verb

lang

1. Imperative singular of langen.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French langue ‎(“language”).

Noun

lang

1. language
2. tongue

Synonyms

• langaj

Icelandic

Noun

lang m

1. accusative indefinite singular of langur
2. dative indefinite singular of langur

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz. Cognate to German lang, Dutch lang, English long.

Adjective

lang ‎(comparative länger, superlative längst)

1. long

Declension

Mandarin

Romanization

lang

1. Nonstandard spelling of lāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of láng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of làng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Mato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɑŋ]

Noun

lang

1. water

References

• Phonological Descriptions of Papua New Guinea Languages (2005, SIL, edited by Steve Parker), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: lang [ˈlɑŋ] 'water'

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Adjective

lang ‎(neuter singular langt, definite singular and plural lange, comparative lengre, indefinite superlative lengst, definite superlative lengste)

1. long

Derived terms

References

• “lang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋg/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology

From Old Norse langr.

Adjective

lang ‎(masculine and feminine lang, neuter langt, definite singular and plural lange, comparative lengre, indefinite superlative lengst, definite superlative lengste)

1. long (of physical length)

   Når fekk du det lange håret?

   When did you get such long hair?

2. long (of duration)

   Denne filmen var lang.

   This movie was long.

Derived terms

References

• “lang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nyishi

Numeral

lang

1. (cardinal) hundred

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

lang (comparative lengra, superlative lengest)

1. long

Declension

Descendants

• English: long
• Scots: lang

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langaz, whence also Old English lang, Old Norse langr.

Adjective

lang

1. long

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langaz.

Adjective

lang

1. long

Declension

Scots

Etymology

From Old English longe, long, lang ‎(“long, tall, lasting”), from Proto-Germanic *langaz ‎(“long”), from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós ‎(“long”). Cognate with English long.

Adjective

lang ‎(comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. long

Adverb

lang ‎(comparative langer, superlative langest)

1. long

Derived terms

• lang syne

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋ/

Adverb

lang

1. only, just

Synonyms

• lamang

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [l̪aːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l̻ʲaːŋ˧˥]

Adjective

lang

1. roan, piebald