lengte

Meaning

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

Concepts

length

longitude

lead

height

longness

Synonyms

langdurigheid

in de lengte

grootte

tijdsduur

lengtegraad

overmaat

traagheid

Translations

Länge

comprimento

longitud

longueur

longitude

largura

extensão

lunghezza

geographische Länge

boy

uzunluk

longitude

longitud

dirêjî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛŋ.tə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lengede

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lengitha

Cognate with English: length

Cognate with Scots: lenth

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Loangte

Cognate with Western Frisian: lingte

Cognate with Danish: længde

Cognate with Swedish: längd

Cognate with Icelandic: lengd

In summary

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.