låg

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See also: -lag, LAG, Lag, lag, laag, and làg

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lok (“lock, lid”), from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock, opening”), cognate with English lock, German Loch (“hole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

låg n (singular definite låget, plural indefinite låg)

  1. lid, cover
  2. top

Declension

Declension of låg
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative låg låget låg lågene
genitive lågs lågets lågs lågenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫgr (“lake, liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognates include Latin lacus and Scottish Gaelic loch.

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2005) lòg

Noun

låg m (definite singular lågen, indefinite plural låger, definite plural lågene)

  1. a fluid used in the boiling of plant material
  2. (in place names) a body of water, usually a river or lake
Derived terms
Related terms
  • log (Norwegian Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lágr.

Adjective

låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågere, indefinite superlative lågest, definite superlative lågeste)

  1. alternative form of lav

Etymology 3

Verb

låg

  1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of ligge

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lágr. Akin to English low.

Adjective

låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågare/lægre, indefinite superlative lågast/lægst, definite superlative lågaste/lægste)

  1. low
Antonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).

Noun

låg f (definite singular låga, indefinite plural læger, definite plural lægene)

  1. deadfall
Synonyms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

låg

  1. past of liggja and ligga

Further reading

Anagrams

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːɡ/
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  • Rhymes: -oːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Adjective

låg (comparative lägre, superlative lägst)

  1. low; having a small height
  2. of low moral or ethics; such as a dirty trick
Declension
Inflection of låg
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular låg lägre lägst
Neuter singular lågt lägre lägst
Plural låga lägre lägst
Masculine plural3 låga lägre lägst
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 låge lägre lägste
All låga lägre lägsta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Antonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

låg

  1. past indicative of ligga
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