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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lengede, from Old Dutch *lengitha, from Proto-Germanic *langiþō. Corresponds to lang + -te with umlaut (compare lengen). Cognate with German Low German Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt (“length”), English length, Scots lenth, lainth (“length”), Saterland Frisian Loangte (“length”), West Frisian lingte, langte (“length”), Danish længde (“length”), Swedish längd (“length”), Icelandic lengd (“length”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lengte f (plural lengten or lengtes, diminutive lengtetje n)
- length
- height (of a person)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the adjective lang.
Verb
lengte (imperative lengt, present tense lengter, passive lengtes, simple past and past participle lengta or lengtet, present participle lengtende)
- to long, yearn (etter / for)
References
- “lengte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “lengte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
lengte (present tense lengtar, past tense lengta, past participle lengta, passive infinitive lengtast, present participle lengtande, imperative lengte/lengt)
- Alternative form of lengta