lágr

See also: lagr

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lager.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlaːɡr̩]

Noun

lágr m inan

  1. (informal) camp
    Synonym: tábor

Declension

Further reading

  • lágr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lágr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, whence also Dutch laag. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Adjective

lágr (comparative lægri, superlative lægstr)

  1. low
  2. short

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • lágamessa f (low chant)
  • lágasǫngr m (low chant)
  • láglendi n (low land; flat land)
  • lágliga (lowly, gently)
  • lágligr (low in stature)
  • lágmæltr (low-spoken; low-voiced)
  • lágraustaðr (low-voiced)
  • lágskeptr (with a short handle)
  • lágtalaðr (speaking in a low voice)
  • lágvaxinn (short of stature)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lágur
  • Faroese: lágur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: låg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: låg
  • Old Swedish: lāgher
  • Old Danish: lagh
    • Danish: lav
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lav
  • Middle English: lowe, lohe, lāh

References

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