lengen

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Balinese

Romanization

lengen

  1. Romanization of ᬍᬗᭂᬦ᭄

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Noun

lengen

  1. (anatomy) arm

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lengen, from Old Dutch *lengen, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to lang (“long”) +‎ -en (“deadjectival”) and, like lengte, shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛŋə(n)/
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Verb

lengen

  1. (intransitive) to become longer
    Als de dagen lengen, gaan de nachten strengen.
    When the days become longer, the nights become colder.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lengen (weak)
infinitive lengen
past singular lengde
past participle gelengd
infinitive lengen
gerund lengen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leng lengde
2nd person sing. (jij) lengt, leng2 lengde
2nd person sing. (u) lengt lengde
2nd person sing. (gij) lengt lengde
3rd person singular lengt lengde
plural lengen lengden
subjunctive sing.1 lenge lengde
subjunctive plur.1 lengen lengden
imperative sing. leng
imperative plur.1 lengt
participles lengend gelengd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, compare Malay lengan.

Noun

lengen

  1. arm

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lengen, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną.

Verb

lengen

  1. to lengthen, to extend, to make/become longer

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: lengen

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