linge
See also: Linge, lînge, lingë, and -linge
English
Etymology
From Middle English lengen (“to linger”), from Old English lengan (“to make long, lengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (“to make long”). Cognate with Scots ling (“to lengthen, prolong, delay; tarry, continue”). More at linger.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪndʒ
Verb
linge (third-person singular simple present linges, present participle linging, simple past and past participle linged)
- (intransitive, UK, dialectal, obsolete) To work hard.
Related terms
- lingy
Anagrams
- Elgin, Elgin., Eling, Ingle, Nigel, ingle
French
Etymology
From a substantivation of Old French linge, from Latin līneus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ̃ʒ/
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Noun
linge m (plural linges)
- linen
- cloth
- laundry
- (Switzerland) towel
- (Quebec, invariable) clothing
Derived terms
- blanc comme un linge
- épingle à linge
- sèche-linge (“tumble drier”)
- corde à linge (“clothesline”)
- laver son linge sale en public
- linge de corps
- lingerie (“linen room, lingerie”)
- pince à linge
Related terms
- ligne
Further reading
- “linge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- ligne, ligné
Irish
Verb
linge
- present subjunctive analytic of ling
Latin
Verb
linge
- second-person singular present active imperative of lingō
Occitan
Pronunciation
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Noun
linge m (plural linges)
- laundry
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin lingere, present active infinitive of lingō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlindʒe]
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Verb
a linge (third-person singular present linge, past participle lins) 3rd conj.
- (transitive) to lick
Conjugation
conjugation of linge (third conjugation, past participle in -s)
| infinitive | a linge | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | lingând | ||||||
| past participle | lins | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | ling | lingi | linge | lingem | lingeți | ling | |
| imperfect | lingeam | lingeai | lingea | lingeam | lingeați | lingeau | |
| simple perfect | linsei | linseși | linse | linserăm | linserăți | linseră | |
| pluperfect | linsesem | linseseși | linsese | linseserăm | linseserăți | linseseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să ling | să lingi | să lingă | să lingem | să lingeți | să lingă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | linge | lingeți | |||||
| negative | nu linge | nu lingeți | |||||
Derived terms
- lingări
- lingău
- linguși
- lingere
- prelinge