longitūdō
long-itūdō Wrtdtng: Länge, "Langheit", "Langnis"
From longus (“far, long”) + -tūdō. In the astronomical and geographical sense, a calque of Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫɔŋ.ɡɪˈtuː.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [lon̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈt̪uː.d̪o]
Noun
longitūdō f (genitive longitūdinis); third declension
- (of space) length, longitude; longness.
- (of time) A (long) duration, length.
- (of writing or speech) lengthiness
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | longitūdō | longitūdinēs |
| genitive | longitūdinis | longitūdinum |
| dative | longitūdinī | longitūdinibus |
| accusative | longitūdinem | longitūdinēs |
| ablative | longitūdine | longitūdinibus |
| vocative | longitūdō | longitūdinēs |