English → Latin
“length” in Latin
longitūdōlength, longitude; longness.; A (long) duration, length.; lengthinessprōcēritāsheight, tallness; lengthlonginquitāsA length, extent; distance, remoteness.; A long continuance or duration, length.diūturnitāslong duration; durabilitystrī̆ganightmare; vampire; witch; hag
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
length
longitudo (extent both in space and in time); proceritas (extension in height, tallness); longinquitas, diuturnitas (long duration): the length of a field, striga (opposed to scamnum, the breadth): the length of a journey, longitudo itineris; longinquitas viae (poetical); length and shortness of notes, longitudines et brevitates sonorum: in length, in longitudinem, per longitudinem (in space: ☞ in longum is not classical): in, with, through length of time, temporis longinquitate (e.g., occidere): in or with length of time this and that takes place, tempus diesque or dies tempusque facit aliquid, etc. (e.g., with length of time we become more steady); constantiores nos tempus diesque facit: with length of time, perhaps, anger will cool, dies tempusque forsan leniet iram: to draw out in length, tendere, extendere (of space): ducere, producere, trahere, extrahere (of time).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for length?
- The usual Latin words for “length” are longitūdō, prōcēritās, longinquitās; also diūturnitās, strī̆ga. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.