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See also: längs

English

Noun

langs

  1. plural of lang

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch langs, from Middle Dutch langes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laŋs/
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Preposition

langs

  1. along, alongside
  2. next to
  3. beside

Danish

Pronunciation

Adverb

langs

  1. along (by the length of)
    Langs alléen stod lygtepæle med jævne mellemrum.
    Along the avenue, light poles stood at even intervals.
    Vi traskede langs floden i en time.
    We plodded along the river for an hour.

Synonyms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch langes.

Pronunciation

Preposition

langs

  1. along, alongside (implying motion)
    Hij liep langs de weg.
    He walked along the road.
  2. (Brabant, Limburg) along, alongside (stationary)
    Het bed staat langs de muur.
    The bed stands along the wall.
  3. past
  4. through
    De belangrijkste centra voor verhandeling van diamant zijn Londen (waar De Beers gevestigd is) en Antwerpen (80% van alle ruwe diamanten gaat langs Antwerpen).
    The most important centers for the handling of diamonds are London (where De Beers is headquartered) and Antwerp (80% of all rough diamonds go through Antwerp).

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of langs
preposition langs
postpositional adv. langs
+ het (it) erlangs
+ dit (this) hierlangs
+ dat (that) daarlangs
+ wat (what) waarlangs
+ iets (something) ergens langs
+ niets (nothing) nergens langs
+ alles (everything) overal langs

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: langs

Adverb

langs

  1. past

Derived terms

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

langs

  1. genitive indefinite singular of langur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German langes.

Preposition

langs

  1. along

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German langes.

Pronunciation

Preposition

langs

  1. along

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Adjective

langs

  1. inflection of langr:
    1. masculine genitive singular
    2. neuter genitive singular
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