slange

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Afrikaans

Noun

slange

  1. plural of slang

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German slange.

Pronunciation

Noun

slange c (singular definite slangen, plural indefinite slanger)

  1. snake, serpent
  2. tube, hose

Declension

Declension of slange
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative slange slangen slanger slangerne
genitive slanges slangens slangers slangernes

Derived terms

Verb

slange (imperative slang, infinitive at slange, present tense slanger, past tense slangede, perfect tense har slanget)

  1. (reflexive) to snake, to slither

Conjugation

Inflection of slange
present past
simple slanger slangede
perfect har slanget havde slanget
passive slanges slangedes
participle slangende slanget
imperative slang —
infinitive slange —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund slangen —

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô.

Noun

slange m

  1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: slang
    • Afrikaans: slang
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: slanggi
    • Negerhollands: slang, slaṅ
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: slanka
    • → Aukan: salan
    • → Caribbean Javanese: selang
    • → Indonesian: slang (“hose”)
    • → Papiamentu: slan
  • Limburgish: slang

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Danish slange, from Old Norse slangi. Also from Middle Low German slange.

Noun

slange m (definite singular slangen, indefinite plural slanger, definite plural slangene)

  1. a snake
  2. a hose, a tube
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

slange (imperative slang, present tense slanger, simple past and past participle slanga or slanget, present participle slangende)

  1. (reflexive) to move like a snake

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse slangi, and Middle Low German slange. The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

slange m (definite singular slangen, indefinite plural slangar, definite plural slangane)

  1. a snake
    Synonym: orm
  2. a hose, a tube

Derived terms

Verb

slange (present tense slangar, past tense slanga, past participle slanga, passive infinitive slangast, present participle slangande, imperative slange/slang)

  1. (reflexive) to move like a snake

Alternative forms

References

Anagrams

West Frisian

Noun

slange c (plural slangen, diminutive slankje)

  1. Alternative form of slang
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