långsam

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish langsamber, from Middle Low German lanksam, lanksum, from Old Saxon langsam, from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy, long-lasting”). Equivalent to lång +‎ -sam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²lɔŋsam/, [²l̪ɔŋːs̪am] Hyphenation: lång‧sam === Adjective === långsam (comparative långsammare, superlative långsammast) slow (not quick in motion) ==== Declension ==== === References === “långsam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)