"Länge" meaning in German

See Länge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛŋə/ Audio: De-Länge.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛŋə Etymology: From Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic *langį̄ = *langaz + *-į̄; equivalent to lang + -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|lenge}} Middle High German lenge, {{inh|de|goh|lengī}} Old High German lengī, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*langī}} Proto-West Germanic *langī, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*langį̄}} Proto-Germanic *langį̄, {{m|gem-pro|*langaz}} *langaz, {{m|gem-pro|*-į̄}} *-į̄, {{suffix|de|lang|-e}} lang + -e Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Länge f (genitive Länge, plural Längen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Länge [genitive], Längen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Länge [nominative, singular], Längen [definite, nominative, plural], Länge [genitive, singular], Längen [definite, genitive, plural], Länge [dative, singular], Längen [dative, definite, plural], Länge [accusative, singular], Längen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. length Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Länge-de-noun-D4Kspmr5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 57 43
  2. (geography, astronomy) longitude Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Astronomy, Geography Synonyms: geographische Länge, Längengrad
    Sense id: en-Länge-de-noun-fdDIXJR8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: astronomy, geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Längengrad, Längenkreis, Längenmaß, Überlänge

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Länge meaning in German (4.2kB)

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    {
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      "word": "Längenmaß"
    },
    {
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    }
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          "english": "With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.",
          "ref": "2010, Der Spiegel, number 25/2010, page 140",
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      "word": "Längenkreis"
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