entlang

== German == === Alternative forms === lang (chiefly colloquial; postposition only) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German entlanc, cognate with German in lang (with a gliding sound -t-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛntˈlaŋ/ Rhymes: -aŋ === Adverb === entlang along === Preposition === entlang along; indicates location or movement [with genitive] (colloquial) [with dative] === Postposition === entlang [with accusative] along; indicates movement ==== Usage notes ==== A general tendency is to use the preposition with verbs showing location and the postposition with verbs of motion. Postpositional usage is alternatively analyzable as part of a separable verb (such as entlanggehen). === Further reading === “entlang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “entlang” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “entlang as preposition” in Duden online “entlang as adverb” in Duden online