Longanus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λογγανός (Longanós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lonˈɡaː.nus/, [ɫ̪ɔŋˈɡäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lonˈɡa.nus/, [loŋˈɡäːnus]

Proper noun

Longānus m sg (genitive Longānī); second declension

1. A river in Sicily situated not far from Mylae, where Hiero defeated the Mamertines

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Longānus
genitive	Longānī
dative	Longānō
accusative	Longānum
ablative	Longānō
vocative	Longāne

References

• “Longanus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly