lengte

Meaning

1. (feminine) length
2. (feminine) height (of a person)

Concepts

length

longitude

lead

longness

height

Hyphenated as

leng‧te

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛŋ.tə/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lengede, from Old Dutch *lengitha, from Proto-Germanic *langiþō. Corresponds to lang + -te with umlaut (compare lengen). Cognate with German Low German Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt (“length”), English length, Scots lenth, lainth (“length”), Saterland Frisian Loangte (“length”), West Frisian lingte, langte (“length”), Danish længde (“length”), Swedish längd (“length”), Icelandic lengd (“length”).

Sentences

We willen toewerken naar een optimale lengte van het werkzame leven .

We would like to work towards an optimal length of working life.