langs

See also: längs

English

Noun

langs

1. plural of lang

Anagrams

• glans, slang

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch langs, from Middle Dutch langes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋs/

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Preposition

langs

1. along, alongside
2. next to
3. beside

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læŋˀs/

Adverb

langs

1. along (by the length of)

   Langs alléen stod lygtepæle med jævne mellemrum.

   Along the avenue, light poles stood at even intervals.

   Vi traskede langs floden i en time.

   We plodded along the river for an hour.

Synonyms

• langs med

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch langes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑŋs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: langs
• Rhymes: -ɑŋs

Preposition

langs

1. along, alongside (implying motion)

   Hij liep langs de weg.

   He walked along the road.

2. (Brabant, Limburg) along, alongside (stationary)

   Het bed staat langs de muur.

   The bed stands along the wall.

3. past
4. through

   De belangrijkste centra voor verhandeling van diamant zijn Londen (waar De Beers gevestigd is) en Antwerpen (80% van alle ruwe diamanten gaat langs Antwerpen).^(WP)

   The most important centers for the handling of diamonds are London (where De Beers is headquartered) and Antwerp (80% of all rough diamonds go through Antwerp).

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of langs

preposition	langs
postpositional adv.	langs
+ het (it)	erlangs
+ dit (this)	hierlangs
+ dat (that)	daarlangs
+ wat (what)	waarlangs
+ iets (something)	ergens langs
+ niets (nothing)	nergens langs
+ alles (everything)	overal langs

Descendants

• Afrikaans: langs

Adverb

langs

1. past

Derived terms

• langslopen
• langsrijden

Anagrams

• glans, slang

Icelandic

Noun

langs

1. genitive indefinite singular of langur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German langes.

Preposition

langs

1. along

Derived terms

• langsmed
• på langs

References

• “langs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German langes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑŋs/

Preposition

langs

1. along

Derived terms

• langsmed
• på langs

References

• “langs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Adjective

langs

1. inflection of langr:
   1. masculine genitive singular
   2. neuter genitive singular