lengu

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *langį̄. Cognate with Old Frisian lendze, lentze, Old High German lengi, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌹 (laggei). Equivalent to lang +‎ -u.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlen.ju/, [ˈlen.d͡ʒu]

Noun[edit]

lenġu f

  1. length

Usage notes[edit]

  • Like other former īn-stems, often treated as indeclinable except in the dative and genitive plural.

Declension[edit]

Declension of lengu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lenġu lenġa, lenġe
accusative lenġe lenġa, lenġe
genitive lenġe lenġa
dative lenġe lenġum
Declension of lengu (indeclinable)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lenġu lenġu
accusative lenġu lenġu
genitive lenġu lenġa
dative lenġu lenġum

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: lēnge, lengh, længe
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