langa

See also: länga, långa, and lângă

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Preposition

langa

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

Descendants

• → English: longa

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• luanga

Etymology

From Latin līngua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlanɡa/

Noun

langa f (plural lange)

1. language

   langa dalmatun ― Dalmatian language

2. tongue

Gooniyandi

Noun

langa

1. salt

Gurindji

Noun

langa

1. ear

References

• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauŋka/, [ˈlɐwŋkɐ]

  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

From Old Norse langa; compare Faroese longa.

Noun

langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)

1. ling (fish)

Derived terms

• blálanga
• miðjarðarhafslanga
• skrokklanga

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

langa m

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

Ilocano

Etymology

From Sanskrit लिङ्ग (liṅga, “sign; characteristic”).

Noun

langá

1. face; features; looks

Irish

Etymology

From Old Norse langa; compare Scottish Gaelic langa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaŋɡə/

Noun

langa m (genitive singular langa, nominative plural langaí)

1. common ling (Molva molva)

Declension

Declension of langa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative langa langaí Vocative a langa a langaí Genitive langa langaí Dative langa langaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an langa na langaí Genitive an langa na langaí Dative leis an langa don langa leis na langaí

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “langa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 418
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “langa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Karelian

Regional variants of langa

North Karelian (Viena)	lanka
South Karelian (Tver)	langa

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋɡɑ/
• Hyphenation: lan‧ga

Noun

langa (genitive langan, partitive langua)

1. (South Karelian) yarn (fiber strand for knitting or weaving)
2. (South Karelian) thread

Declension

Tver Karelian declension of langa (type 4/kala no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	langa	langat
genitive	langan	langoin
partitive	langua	langoida
illative	langah	langoih
inessive	langašša	langoissa
elative	langašta	langoista
adessive	langalla	langoilla
ablative	langalda	langoilda
translative	langakši	langoiksi
essive	langana	langoina
comitative	langanke	langoinke
abessive	langatta	langoitta

Possessive forms of langa
1st person	langani
2nd person	langaš
3rd person	langah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “langa”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры), →ISBN

Latin

Alternative forms

• langūrus

Etymology

Maybe from Celtic.

Noun

langa f (genitive langae); first declension

1. A kind of lizard

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	langa	langae
genitive	langae	langārum
dative	langae	langīs
accusative	langam	langās
ablative	langā	langīs
vocative	langa	langae

References

• “langa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• langa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Livonian

Alternative forms

• lānga (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka.

Noun

langa

1. yarn

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• langen m

Noun

langa f

1. definite singular of lange

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

langa f (definite singular langa, indefinite plural langer or langor, definite plural langene or langone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of lange
2. definite singular of lange

Verb

langa (present tense langar, past tense langa, past participle langa, passive infinitive langast, present participle langande, imperative langa/lang)

1. Alternative form of lange

References

• “langa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• galna

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑn.ɡɑ/, [ˈlɑŋ.ɡɑ]

Adjective

langa

1. inflection of lang:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *langōną.

Verb

langa

1. to long for

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	langa
present participle	langandi
past participle	langaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	langa	langaða
2nd-person singular	langar	langaðir
3rd-person singular	langar	langaði
1st-person plural	lǫngum	lǫnguðum
2nd-person plural	langið	lǫnguðuð
3rd-person plural	langa	lǫnguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	langa	langaða
2nd-person singular	langir	langaðir
3rd-person singular	langi	langaði
1st-person plural	langim	langaðim
2nd-person plural	langið	langaðið
3rd-person plural	langi	langaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	langa
1st-person plural	lǫngum
2nd-person plural	langið

Conjugation of langa — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	langask
present participle	langandisk
past participle	langazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	lǫngumk	lǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular	langask	langaðisk
3rd-person singular	langask	langaðisk
1st-person plural	lǫngumsk	lǫnguðumsk
2nd-person plural	langizk	lǫnguðuzk
3rd-person plural	langask	lǫnguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	lǫngumk	lǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular	langisk	langaðisk
3rd-person singular	langisk	langaðisk
1st-person plural	langimsk	langaðimsk
2nd-person plural	langizk	langaðizk
3rd-person plural	langisk	langaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	langask
1st-person plural	lǫngumsk
2nd-person plural	langizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: langa
• Old Swedish: langa

Etymology 2

Probably related to langr (“long”), in reference to its length.

Noun

langa f (genitive lǫngu)

1. (zoology) ling

Declension

  Declension of langa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	langa	langan	lǫngur	lǫngurnar
accusative	lǫngu	lǫnguna	lǫngur	lǫngurnar
dative	lǫngu	lǫngunni	lǫngum	lǫngunum
genitive	lǫngu	lǫngunnar	langna	langnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: langa
• Faroese: longa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lange
• Norwegian Bokmål: lange, longe
• → Irish: langa
• → Scottish Gaelic: langa

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

langa

1. inflection of langr:
   1. strong feminine singular accusative
   2. strong masculine plural accusative
   3. weak masculine singular oblique
   4. weak feminine singular nominative
   5. weak neuter singular

References

• “langa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

langa

1. to long for

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa (weak)

	present			past
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

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

Etymology

From Latin lāna.

Noun

langa f

1. (Surmiran) wool

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Norse langa; compare Irish langa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaŋkə/

Noun

langa m (plural langannan)

1. common ling (Molva molva)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German langen.

Verb

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

2. (often with a particle like fram, in, ner, upp, or hit) to toss, to sling (throw with a swinging motion)
4. (often with hit) to give, to hand over (something to someone)

   Langa hit jordnötterna!

   "Toss" me the peanuts!

5. to buy liquor on behalf of youngsters who themselves are too young to be allowed to do it
6. to trade in illicit drugs (or other illegal products), to deal

Usage notes

Likely interpreted as a throwing metaphor by most native speakers in senses beside (sense 1), though (sense 2) is the original one.

Conjugation

Conjugation of langa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	langa		langas
Supine	langat		langats
Imperative	langa		—
Imper. plural1	langen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	langar	langade	langas	langades
Ind. plural1	langa	langade	langas	langades
Subjunctive2	lange	langade	langes	langades
	Participles
Present participle	langande
Past participle	langad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• langare
• langning

See also

• köpa ut

References

• langa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• langa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• langa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• galan, galna