lengen

lengen

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, compare Malay lengan.

Noun

lengen

1. arm

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Noun

lengen

1. (anatomy) arm

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lengen, from Old Dutch *lengen, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛŋə(n)/

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Verb

lengen

1. (intransitive) to become longer

   Als de dagen lengen, gaan de nachten strengen.

   When the days become longer, the nights become colder.

Inflection

Inflection of lengen (weak)
infinitive	lengen
past singular	lengde
past participle	gelengd
infinitive	lengen
gerund	lengen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	leng	lengde
2nd person sing. (jij)	lengt	lengde
2nd person sing. (u)	lengt	lengde
2nd person sing. (gij)	lengt	lengde
3rd person singular	lengt	lengde
plural	lengen	lengden
subjunctive sing.1	lenge	lengde
subjunctive plur.1	lengen	lengden
imperative sing.	leng
imperative plur.1	lengt
participles	lengend	gelengd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanlengen
• verlengen

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Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, compare Malay lengan.

Noun

lengen

1. arm

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lengen, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną.

Verb

lengen

1. to lengthen, to extend, to make/become longer

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: lengen

Further reading

• “lenghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lengen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN