Adjective: longus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | longus |
| Singular fem. | longa |
| Singular neut. | longum |
| Plural masc. | longī |
| Plural fem. | longae |
| Plural neut. | longa |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | longī |
| Singular fem. | longae |
| Singular neut. | longī |
| Plural masc. | longōrum |
| Plural fem. | longārum |
| Plural neut. | longōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | longō |
| Singular fem. | longae |
| Singular neut. | longō |
| Plural masc. | longīs |
| Plural fem. | longīs |
| Plural neut. | longīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | longum |
| Singular fem. | longam |
| Singular neut. | longum |
| Plural masc. | longōs |
| Plural fem. | longās |
| Plural neut. | longa |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | longō |
| Singular fem. | longā |
| Singular neut. | longō |
| Plural masc. | longīs |
| Plural fem. | longīs |
| Plural neut. | longīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | longe |
| Singular fem. | longa |
| Singular neut. | longum |
| Plural masc. | longī |
| Plural fem. | longae |
| Plural neut. | longa |
Comparison
| Comparative | longior |
| Superlative | longissimus |
Sample Sentences
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Quīntia fōrmōsa est multīs, mihi candida, longa, / rēcta est. (Quintia is beautiful for many, for me she is fair-skinned, tall, upright.) [c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 86.1–2]
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Persequi singulos longum est quorum aut latrunculi aut pila aut excoquendi in sole corporis cura consumpsere uitam. (It would be tedious to mention all the different men who have spent the whole of their life over chess or ball or the practice of baking their bodies in the sun.) [c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, De brevitate vitae 13]
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Longum esse perterritis Romanis Germanorum auxilium exspectare. (They said it would be tedious to wait for the assistance of the Germans while the Romans were terrified.) [c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 6.8]
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Longum iter per praecepta, breve per exempla. ((Education is) a long road by lessons, a short one by examples.)
Adjectives inflected like longus
scītus,
inadustus,
saevus,
commodus,
vāstus,
frāctus,
perfectus,
pecūniōsus,
scelestus,
īnfestus,
īnfirmus,
splendidus,
perītus,
iugōsus,
glōriōsus,
vulgātus,
lascīvus,
sevērus,
irritus,
facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *(d)longos, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *langaz.
Verbs referencing "longus"
English Adjectives
long, French Adjectives
long, Spanish Adjectives
largo, Romanian Adjectives
lung, Italian Adjectives
lungo, Galician Adjectives
longo, Italian Adjectives
longo, Portuguese Adjectives
longo, Spanish Adjectives
longo, Catalan Adjectives
llong, English Adjectives
longilateral, Asturian Adjectives
llongu.
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