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langa
langa
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlauŋka/
- Rhymes: -auŋka
Etymology 1
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
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.
- Hvað langar þig í? — Mig langar í nammi og ís!
Usage notes
- 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
- langa í
- langa til
Etymology 2
Noun
langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)
- ling (fish)
Declension
declension of langa
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
langa m
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse langa, from Proto-Germanic *langōną.
Verb
langa
- to long for
Conjugation
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Conjugation of langa (weak)
present | past | ||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: långa (archaic)
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
langa f