lang
nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈlæŋ//
- //ˈleɪ̯ŋ//
- //ˈlɛ̃ŋ//
long
noun
- 1
Variant of languageClipping of language.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English languageclip. English lang Clipping of language.
adjective
- 1
obsoletelong
Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).
Forms
- plural
- langs
- comparative
- langer
- superlative
- langest