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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From oblongus (“oblong”) + -ō.
Verb
oblongō (present infinitive oblongāre, perfect active oblongāvī, supine oblongātum); first conjugation
- (New Latin, transitive) to make oblong
1653, F. Antonius Maria Galitius, Dilvcidatio speculi apologetici, page 359:Nam Frater Helias, non mutavit formam, aut novam instituit, sed tantummodò à sàncto Patre institutam magis oblongavit.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1804, Friedrich Colland, Fundamenta artis obstetriciae, page 48:In lecto enim quaelibet partum absolvere potest, in sella obstetricia autem solumodo tunc licet, si caput nimis grande, aut parturiens sellam jam consueta esset, quia caput grande ob propriam gravitatem facilius oblongatur, & citius, dum parturiens majori vi dolores elaborare valet, per exitum pelvis transit.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Often found in the perfect passive participle form oblongātus with the adjectival sense "oblong".
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
oblongō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of oblongus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oblongus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
oblongo (feminine oblonga, masculine plural oblongos, feminine plural oblongas)
- oblong (longer than wide)
- Synonym: oblongado
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oblongus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈblonɡo/
- Rhymes: -onɡo
- Syllabification: o‧blon‧go
Adjective
oblongo (feminine oblonga, masculine plural oblongos, feminine plural oblongas)
- oblong
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