alongar

Portuguese

Etymology

a- + longo + -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *allongāre, from Late Latin elongāre, present active infinitive of elongō, from Latin longus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lõ.ˈɡaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧lon‧gar

Verb

alongar (first-person singular present indicative alongo, past participle alongado)

  1. to elongate, lengthen

Conjugation

  • elongação

Spanish

Etymology

a- + luengo + -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *allongāre, from Late Latin elongāre, present active infinitive of elongō, from Latin longus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alonˈɡaɾ/, [alõŋˈɡaɾ]

Verb

alongar (first-person singular present aluengo, first-person singular preterite alongué, past participle alongado)

  1. (obsolete) to elongate, lengthen
    Synonym: alargar

Conjugation

  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables; g becomes a gu before e.

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