langsom
Danish
"Langsom kørsel", Danish for "slow driving" or "drive slowly"
Etymology
From Middle Low German lanksam, lanksum, from Proto-Germanic *langasamaz (“lengthy, long-lasting”). Cognate with English longsome, Dutch langzaam, German langsam, Swedish långsam.
Adjective
langsom
- slow
Inflection
| Inflection of langsom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | langsom | langsommere | langsomst2 |
| Neuter singular | langsomt | langsommere | langsomst2 |
| Plural | langsomme | langsommere | langsomst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | langsomme | langsommere | langsomste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
- hurtig
References
- “langsom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
langsom (neuter singular langsomt, definite singular and plural langsomme, comparative langsommere, indefinite plural langsomst, definite plural langsomste)
- slow
References
- “langsom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.