longinquus

Latin

Etymology

From long(us) (“long, far”) +‎ (h)inc (“hence”) +‎ -uus. Compare propinquus.

Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lonˈɡin.kʷus/, [ɫɔŋˈɡɪŋ.kʷʊs]

Adjective

longinquus (feminine longinqua, neuter longinquum); first/second declension

  1. long, extensive; far off, distant, remote
  2. living far off, foreign, strange
  3. prolonged, continued, lasting, tedious, long
  4. old, ancient
  5. far-fetched, remote

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative longinquus longinqua longinquum longinquī longinquae longinqua
Genitive longinquī longinquae longinquī longinquōrum longinquārum longinquōrum
Dative longinquō longinquae longinquō longinquīs longinquīs longinquīs
Accusative longinquum longinquam longinquum longinquōs longinquās longinqua
Ablative longinquō longinquā longinquō longinquīs longinquīs longinquīs
Vocative longinque longinqua longinquum longinquī longinquae longinqua

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