lengen
Balinese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋən, compare Malay lengan.
Noun
lengen (Balinese script ᬍᬗᭂᬦ᭄)
Brooke's Point Palawano
Noun
lengen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛŋə(n)/
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Etymology 1
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.
Verb
lengen
- (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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lengen
- plural of leng
Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋən, compare Malay lengan.
Noun
lengen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *lengen, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną.
Verb
lengen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: lengen
Further reading
- “lenghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lengen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN