English Explanatory Dictionary

ling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
  2. A common ling (Molva molva).
noun
  1. Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
  2. Common heather (Calluna vulgaris)
noun
  1. Clipping of linguistics.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

lĭng /lɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ling.wav

Word forms

ling lings

Etymology

From Middle English lenge, of Germanic origin. Cognate with Old Norse langa. Probably related to long.

Derived words

blue ling lingcod common ling lingy

Translations

Catalan: llengua de bacallà Czech: mník Dutch: leng Faroese: longa Finnish: molva French: lotte Galician: maruca Hungarian: gadóchal Icelandic: langa Irish: langa Irish: bod mór Māori: hoka Māori: hokarari Middle English: lenge Old Norse: langa Scottish Gaelic: langa Spanish: maruca Swedish: långa Welsh: honos Bulgarian: калуна Catalan: bruguerola Czech: vřes Finnish: kanerva Galician: queiroa Galician: uz Galician: carroucha Galician: carpaza German: Besenheide Hungarian: csarab Hungarian: hanga Irish: fraoch Italian: brugo Middle English: lyng Scottish Gaelic: fraoch Swedish: ljung Welsh: grug
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