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Webster 1913 Edition
Ling
Ling
(lĭng)
, Noun.
[OE. ]
lenge
; akin to D. leng
, G. länge
, Dan. lange
, Sw. långa
, Icel. langa
. So named from its being long
. See Long
, Adj.
(Zool.)
(a)
A large, marine, gadoid fish (
Molva vulgaris
) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle
. (b)
The burbot of Lake Ontario.
(c)
An American hake of the genus
Phycis
. [Canada]
(d)
A New Zealand food fish of the genus
Genypterus
. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. Ling
,Noun.
[Icel.
lyng
; akin to Dan. lyng
, Sw. ljung
.] (Bot.)
Heather (
Calluna vulgaris
). Ling honey
, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather.
Holland.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ling
LING
,Noun.
A fish of the genus Gadus, or cod kind, which grows to the length of four feet or more, is very slender, with a flat head. This fish abounds on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland, and forms a considerable article of commerce.
LING
,Noun.
Definition 2024
ling
ling
English
Noun
ling (plural lings)
- Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.
- Short for common ling, Molva molva.
- Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
Derived terms
Translations
Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva
Molva molva — see common ling
Any of various varieties of heather or broom
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *linga, from Proto-Indo-European *leig- (compare English lark ‘to frolic’, Lithuanian láigyti ‘to run around wildly’, Ancient Greek ελελίζω (elelízō) ‘to whirl around’).
Noun
ling m (definite singular lingu)
Irish
Verb
ling (present analytic lingeann, future analytic lingfidh, verbal noun lingeadh, past participle lingthe)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | lingim | lingeann tú; lingir† |
lingeann sé, sí | lingimid | lingeann sibh | lingeann siad; lingid† |
a lingeann; a lingeas / a lingeann*; a lingeas* |
lingtear |
| past | ling mé; lingeas | ling tú; lingis | ling sé, sí | lingeamar; ling muid | ling sibh; lingeabhair | ling siad; lingeadar | a ling / ar ling* |
lingeadh | |
| past habitual | linginn | lingteá | lingeadh sé, sí | lingimis; lingeadh muid | lingeadh sibh | lingidís; lingeadh siad | a lingeadh / ar lingeadh* |
lingtí | |
| future | lingfidh mé; lingfead |
lingfidh tú; lingfir† |
lingfidh sé, sí | lingfimid; lingfidh muid |
lingfidh sibh | lingfidh siad; lingfid† |
a lingfidh; a lingfeas / a lingfidh*; a lingfeas* |
lingfear | |
| conditional | lingfinn | lingfeá | lingfeadh sé, sí | lingfimis; lingfeadh muid | lingfeadh sibh | lingfidís; lingfeadh siad | a lingfeadh / ar lingfeadh* |
lingfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go linge mé; go lingead† |
go linge tú; go lingir† |
go linge sé, sí | go lingimid; go linge muid |
go linge sibh | go linge siad; go lingid† |
— | go lingtear |
| past | dá linginn | dá lingteá | dá lingeadh sé, sí | dá lingimis; dá lingeadh muid |
dá lingeadh sibh | dá lingidís; dá lingeadh siad |
— | dá lingtí | |
| imperative | lingim | ling | lingeadh sé, sí | lingimis | lingigí; lingidh† |
lingidís | — | lingtear | |
| verbal noun | lingeadh | ||||||||
| past participle | lingthe | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Mandarin
Romanization
ling
- Nonstandard spelling of līng.
- Nonstandard spelling of líng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǐng.
- Nonstandard spelling of lìng.
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.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [liŋɡ]
Verb
ling
- first-person singular present tense form of linge.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of linge.
- third-person plural present tense form of linge.