longinquitas

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Latin

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Etymology

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From longinquus (long, distant; remote; lasting) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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longinquitās f (genitive longinquitātis); third declension

  1. (of space) A length, extent; distance, remoteness.
    Antonyms: propinquitās, contiguitās, adfīnitās, vīcīnitās
  2. (of time) A long continuance or duration, length.
    Synonyms: longitia, longitūdō

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

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Descendants

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  • Italian: longinquità
  • Portuguese: longinquidade
  • Spanish: longinquidad

References

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