longiusculus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of longior, comparative of longus (“far, long”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

longiusculus (feminine longiuscula, neuter longiusculum, adverb longiusculē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (of space) A little longer or rather long or lengthy.
  2. (of time) A little longer or rather long.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative longiusculus longiuscula longiusculum longiusculī longiusculae longiuscula
genitive longiusculī longiusculae longiusculī longiusculōrum longiusculārum longiusculōrum
dative longiusculō longiusculae longiusculō longiusculīs
accusative longiusculum longiusculam longiusculum longiusculōs longiusculās longiuscula
ablative longiusculō longiusculā longiusculō longiusculīs
vocative longiuscule longiuscula longiusculum longiusculī longiusculae longiuscula

Derived terms

References

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