LONGO, longo
Sounds Like: LON-goh
Translations: long, far, distant, a long time, for a long time, to/for/by/with/from a long (thing/person), I long for, I desire
From the root: LONGUS
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This word can be an inflected form of the adjective 'longus', meaning 'long' or 'far'. In this case, 'longo' would be the dative or ablative singular form, applicable to masculine or neuter nouns. It can also be the first person singular present indicative form of the verb 'longo', meaning 'I long for' or 'I desire'. Its meaning depends on the grammatical context in which it is used.
Inflection: Dative Singular, Ablative Singular, Masculine or Neuter (Adjective); First Person Singular, Present Indicative (Verb)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, LONGUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- LONGUS — long, tall, far, distant, extensive, protracted, tedious
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