oblongus

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ longus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

oblongus (feminine oblonga, neuter oblongum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. somewhat long
  2. oblong

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative oblongus oblonga oblongum oblongī oblongae oblonga
Genitive oblongī oblongae oblongī oblongōrum oblongārum oblongōrum
Dative oblongō oblongō oblongīs
Accusative oblongum oblongam oblongum oblongōs oblongās oblonga
Ablative oblongō oblongā oblongō oblongīs
Vocative oblonge oblonga oblongum oblongī oblongae oblonga

Descendants

  • Catalan: oblong
  • English: oblong
  • French: oblong
  • Portuguese: oblongo
  • Spanish: oblongo

References

  • “oblongus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “oblongus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • oblongus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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