laag

See also: låg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch laag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɑːχ/
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Adjective

laag (attributive lae, comparative laer, superlative laagste)

  1. low

Antonyms

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ag

Noun

laag

  1. a wandering

Verb

laag

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

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aːx
  • IPA(key): /laːx/
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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
  • laagte

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch *lāga, from Proto-Germanic *lēgō.

Noun

laag f (plural lagen, diminutive laagje n)

  1. layer
  2. class, when referring to social class. See also laag van de bevolking

Derived terms
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