låg
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse lok (“lock, lid”), from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock, opening”), cognate with English lock, German Loch (“hole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
låg n (singular definite låget, plural indefinite låg)
Declension[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse lǫgr (“lake, liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Cognates include Latin lacus and Scottish Gaelic loch.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (non-standard since 2005) lòg
Noun[edit]
låg m (definite singular lågen, indefinite plural låger, definite plural lågene)
- a fluid used in the boiling of plant material
- (in place names) a body of water, usually a river or lake
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- log (Norwegian Nynorsk)
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågere, indefinite superlative lågest, definite superlative lågeste)
- alternative form of lav
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
låg
References[edit]
- “låg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse lágr. Akin to English low.
Adjective[edit]
låg (masculine and feminine låg, neuter lågt, definite singular and plural låge, comparative lågare/lægre, indefinite superlative lågast/lægst, definite superlative lågaste/lægste)
Antonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse lág, from liggja (“to lie (down)”).
Noun[edit]
låg f (definite singular låga, indefinite plural læger, definite plural lægene)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
låg
Further reading[edit]
- “låg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Adjective[edit]
låg (comparative lägre, superlative lägst)
- low; having a small height
- of low moral or ethics; such as a dirty trick
Declension[edit]
Inflection of låg | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | låg | lägre | lägst |
Neuter singular | lågt | lägre | lägst |
Plural | låga | lägre | lägst |
Masculine plural3 | låga | lägre | lägst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | låge | lägre | lägste |
All | låga | lägre | lägsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
låg
- past indicative of ligga
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