lenge

See also: Lenge, leŋge, and lëngë

Hungarian

Etymology

From leng (“to swing, sway”) +‎ -e (obsolete participle suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛŋɡɛ]
  • Hyphenation: len‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɡɛ

Adjective

lenge (comparative lengébb, superlative leglengébb)

  1. airy, flimsy, gossamer, gauzy, tenuous, insubstantial, ethereal

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • lengeség
  • lengén

References
  1. lenge in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading
  • lenge in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lengi.

Pronunciation
Audio (dialect: Oslo)(file)

Adverb

lenge (comparative lenger, superlative lengst)

  1. long, for a long time
    for lenge - for long, too long
    for lenge siden - a long time ago
    så lenge (som) - as long as

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lengi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²lɛnʝə/, /²lɛŋɡə/, /²lɛŋːə/

Adverb

lenge (comparative lenger, superlative lengst)

  1. for long
    No har me vore her lenge.
    We have been here for long now.

References
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