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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