oblongus

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ longus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /obˈlon.ɡus/, [ɔbˈɫ̪ɔŋɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /obˈlon.ɡus/, [obˈlɔŋɡus]

Adjective

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

1. somewhat long
2. oblong

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	oblongus	oblonga	oblongum		oblongī	oblongae	oblonga
genitive	oblongī	oblongae	oblongī		oblongōrum	oblongārum	oblongōrum
dative	oblongō	oblongae	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.