elongo

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ longus (far off, away) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

ēlongō (present infinitive ēlongāre, perfect active ēlongāvī, supine ēlongātum); first conjugation

  1. (active voice) to remove, keep aloof
  2. (passive voice) to withdraw, depart
  3. to prolong, protract

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Vulgar Latin: exlongō
  • Vulgar Latin: allongō
  • Norwegian::
    • Norwegian Bokmål: allongere
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: allongere
  • French: élonger
  • Italian: elungare
  • Spanish: elongar
  • Danish: elongere
  • Dutch: elongeren
  • English: elongate
  • German: elongieren
  • Norwegian::
  • Swedish: elongera

References

  • elongo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • elongo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

elongo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of elongar