LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

longīscō

longīscō (present infinitive longīscere)
Classical[ɫɔŋˈɡiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒis.ko]

Meaning

  1. to become long

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.longīscōlongīscēbamlongīscam———
2nd sg.longīscislongīscēbāslongīscēs———
3rd sg.longīscitlongīscēbatlongīscet———
1st pl.longīscimuslongīscēbāmuslongīscēmus———
2nd pl.longīscitislongīscēbātislongīscētis———
3rd pl.longīscuntlongīscēbantlongīscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.longīscamlongīscerem——
2nd sg.longīscāslongīscerēs——
3rd sg.longīscatlongīsceret——
1st pl.longīscāmuslongīscerēmus——
2nd pl.longīscātislongīscerētis——
3rd pl.longīscantlongīscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.longīsce—
pres. 2nd pl.longīscite—
fut. 2nd sg.longīscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.longīscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.longīscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.longīscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivelongīscere—
perfect infinitivelongīscisse—
present participlelongīscēns—
gerundlongīscendī, longīscendō, longīscendum

longisco, ĕre,
I. v. n. inch. [longus], to become long (perh. languisco = languidum fieri, frangi, to become faint, weak, languid), Enn. ap. Non. 134, 19 (Ann. v. 480 Vahl.).

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin -īscō Latin longīscō From longus (“long”) + -īscō.

Quick answers

What does longīscō mean in Latin?
longīscō, a verb, means “to become long”.
What are the principal parts of longīscō?
longīscō, longīscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce longīscō?
In classical Latin, [ɫɔŋˈɡiːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒis.ko].
Where does longīscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos → Proto-Italic *(d)longos → Latin longīscō.