laag

See also: låg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch laag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːχ/
  • (file)

Adjective

laag (attributive lae, comparative laer, superlative laagste)

  1. low

Antonyms

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧ag
  • IPA(key): /laˈʔaɡ/

Verb

làag

  1. to put or place something on or in a certain place
    Synonyms: bugtak, kaag

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧ag
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔaɡ/, [ˈl̪a.ʔʌɡ]

Noun

laag

  1. a wandering

Verb

laag

  1. to roam
  2. to leave one's abode to go to public places

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: laag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāgi, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz.

Adjective

laag (comparative lager, superlative laagst)

  1. 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
uninflected laag
inflected lage
comparative lager
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial laaglagerhet laagst
het laagste
indefinite m./f. sing. lagelagerelaagste
n. sing. laaglagerlaagste
plural lagelagerelaagste
definite lagelagerelaagste
partitive laagslagers—
Derived terms

- general:

- in toponyms:

  • laagte
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: laag
  • Jersey Dutch: lêx
  • → Sranan Tongo: lagi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāga, from Proto-Germanic *lēgō, derived with ablaut from the stem of *ligjaną (“to lie, rest on”).

Noun

laag f (plural lagen, diminutive laagje n)

  1. layer
  2. class, when referring to social class
Derived terms
Descendants

Mansaka

Adjective

laag

  1. vagrant; homeless; wandering
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