eeuwenlang
Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of eeuwen + lang. First attested as an adverb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeːu̯.ə(n)ˈlɑŋ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: eeu‧wen‧lang
Adverb
eeuwenlang
- for centuries
- 1980, “Amsterdam”, performed by Maggie MacNeal:
- Amsterdam bestaat al eeuwenlang
- Amsterdam has existed for centuries already
Adjective
eeuwenlang (not comparable)
- for centuries, lasting centuries
Declension
| Declension of eeuwenlang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eeuwenlang | |||
| inflected | eeuwenlange | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | eeuwenlang | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | eeuwenlange | ||
| n. sing. | eeuwenlang | |||
| plural | eeuwenlange | |||
| definite | eeuwenlange | |||
| partitive | eeuwenlangs | |||