Dalmatian

Noun

langa f ‎(plural lange)

1. language
2. tongue

Langa dalmata - Dalmatian language

Gooniyandi

Noun

langa

1. salt

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)

1. (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

• 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)

1. ling (fish)

Declension

Derived terms

• blálanga
• miðjarðarhafslanga
• skrokklanga

Etymology 3

Noun

langa m

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

Kriol

Etymology

From English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition

langa

1. at, in, on
2. to, into
3. with

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

langa

1. to long for

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: långa (archaic)

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin lāna.

Noun

langa f

1. (Surmiran) wool

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from German langen.

Verb

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

1. to throw or give something to someone
2. (slang) to buy liquor on behalf of youngsters who themselves are too young to be allowed to do it

Conjugation

Related terms

• langare
• langning