laag
See also: låg
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch laag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑːχ/
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Adjective
laag (attributive lae, comparative laer, superlative laagste)
- low
Antonyms
- hoog
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧ag
Noun
laag
- a wandering
Verb
laag
- to roam
- to leave one's abode to go to public places
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːx
- IPA(key): /laːx/
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāgi, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz.
Adjective
laag (comparative lager, superlative laagst)
- low
- Antonym: hoog
- Er staat een laag tafeltje in zijn woonkamer. ― There is a low table in his living room.
- Het is nogal laag om iemand aan te vallen op dingen waar diegene verder niets aan kan doen. ― It's rather low to attack someone on issues they don't have any control over.
Inflection
Inflection of laag | ||||
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uninflected | laag | |||
inflected | lage | |||
comparative | lager | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | laag | lager | het laagst het laagste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | lage | lagere | laagste |
n. sing. | laag | lager | laagste | |
plural | lage | lagere | laagste | |
definite | lage | lagere | laagste | |
partitive | laags | lagers | — |
Derived terms
- laagland
Related terms
- laagte
Descendants
- Afrikaans: laag
- → Sranan Tongo: lagi
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāga, from Proto-Germanic *lēgō.
Noun
laag f (plural lagen, diminutive laagje n)
- layer
- class, when referring to social class. See also laag van de bevolking
Derived terms
- ozonlaag
- zandlaag