avlang

See also: avlång

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From av +‎ lang.

Adjective

avlang (masculine and feminine avlang, neuter avlangt, definite singular and plural avlange)

  1. oblong (e.g. table)
  2. oval (e.g. face)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From av +‎ lang, from Middle Norwegian aflangr as a partial calque of Latin oblongus.

Adjective

avlang (neuter avlangt, definite singular and plural avlange)

  1. oblong (e.g. table)
  2. oval (e.g. face)

References
  • “avlang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “avlang”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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