LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

longaevus

longaevus (feminine longaeva, neuter longaevum)
Classical[ɫɔŋˈɡae̯.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof a great age, aged, ancient, long-lived
    Honora patrem tuum et matrem tuam ut sis longaevus super terram quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi.Honour thy father and thy mother, that you may be long lived upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Exodus.20.12

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Vetus · Senex · Grandævus · Longævus · Senecta · Senectus · Senium

1. Vetus homo (ἔτος) denotes an old man, from the fiftieth year of his life, in opp. to juvenis, a young man, like γέρων; whereas senex (ἄναξ? or ἕνους ἔχων?), an old man from his sixtieth year, with the accessory notion of his being worthy of respect, like πρεσβύτης; lastly, grandævus and longævus denote a very aged man, who has already exceeded the usual duration of life, and who is, consequently, somewhere about eighty or upwards. 2. Senecta denotes old age indifferently, merely as a period of life; senectus, as a venerable and experienced age, that commands respect and indulgence; senium, the infirm and burdensome age, which is to be looked upon as a disease. (iv. 89.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelongaevuslongaeva
longeva		longaevum
longevum
genitivelongaevī
longevī		longaevae
longevae		longaevī
longevī
dativelongaevō
longevō		longaevae
longevae		longaevō
longevō
accusativelongaevum
longevum		longaevam
longevam		longaevum
longevum
ablativelongaevō
longevō		longaevā
longevā		longaevō
longevō
vocativelongaeve
longeve		longaeva
longeva		longaevum
longevum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelongaevī
longevī		longaevae
longevae		longaeva
longeva
genitivelongaevōrum
longevōrum		longaevārum
longevārum		longaevōrum
longevōrum
dativelongaevīs
longevīs		longaevīs
longevīs		longaevīs
longevīs
accusativelongaevōs
longevōs		longaevās
longevās		longaeva
longeva
ablativelongaevīs
longevīs		longaevīs
longevīs		longaevīs
longevīs
vocativelongaevī
longevī		longaevae
longevae		longaeva
longeva

longaevus, a, um, adj. longus-aevum,
I. of great age, aged, ancient (poet.): parens, Verg. A. 3, 169; cf. id. ib. 2, 525: senes, id. ib. 5, 715: caput, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 52. pons, Stat. Th. 10, 864: senecta, Prop. 2, 10, 47 (3, 5, 31): vetustas, Mart. Spect. 5.—
II. Subst.: longaeva, ae, f., an old woman: cunctantem longaeva manu deducit, Ov. M. 10, 462.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dlongʰos
  2. Proto-Italic*(d)longos
  3. Latinlongaevus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-wom Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom Proto-Italic *aiwom Latin aevum Latin longaevus From longus + aevum (“time, eternity; age, generation”).

Descendants
  • Catalanlongeu
  • Romanianlongev
  • Italianlongevo
  • Portugueselongevo
  • Spanishlongevo

Quick answers

What does longaevus mean in Latin?
longaevus, a adjective, means “of a great age, aged, ancient, long-lived”.
How do you pronounce longaevus?
In classical Latin, [ɫɔŋˈɡae̯.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.vus].
Where does longaevus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos → Proto-Italic *(d)longos → Latin longaevus.