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a-lag.

a team consisting of the best athletes or performers

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑː.lɑːɡ/
  1. a team consisting of the best athletes or performers

    neuter
    Å komme på a-laget.
  2. any group consisting of the best and most skilled

    figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

a- + lag, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾. Last part from Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

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