LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

longiceps

longiceps (genitive longicipitis)
Classical[ˈɫɔŋ.ɡɪ.kɛps]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.t͡ʃeps]

Meaning

  1. New Latinone terminationlong-headed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelongicepslongicepslongiceps
genitivelongicipitislongicipitislongicipitis
dativelongicipitīlongicipitīlongicipitī
accusativelongicipitemlongicipitemlongiceps
ablativelongicipitī
longicipite		longicipitī
longicipite		longicipitī
longicipite
vocativelongicepslongicepslongiceps
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelongicipitēslongicipitēslongicipitia
genitivelongicipitiumlongicipitiumlongicipitium
dativelongicipitibuslongicipitibuslongicipitibus
accusativelongicipitīs
longicipitēs		longicipitīs
longicipitēs		longicipitia
ablativelongicipitibuslongicipitibuslongicipitibus
vocativelongicipitēslongicipitēslongicipitia

Origins

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

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin longiceps From longus (“long”) + -ceps (“headed”).

Quick answers

What does longiceps mean in Latin?
longiceps, a adjective, means “long-headed”.
How do you pronounce longiceps?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫɔŋ.ɡɪ.kɛps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.t͡ʃeps].
Where does longiceps come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos → Proto-Italic *(d)longos → Latin longiceps.