adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
longiusculus
longiusculus (feminine longiuscula, neuter longiusculum, adverb longiusculē)
Classical[ɫɔŋ.ɡiˈʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[lon̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈus.ku.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiveA little longer or rather long or lengthy.
- adjectiveA little longer or rather long.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | longiusculus | longiuscula | longiusculum |
| genitive | longiusculī | longiusculae | longiusculī |
| dative | longiusculō | longiusculae | longiusculō |
| accusative | longiusculum | longiusculam | longiusculum |
| ablative | longiusculō | longiusculā | longiusculō |
| vocative | longiuscule | longiuscula | longiusculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | longiusculī | longiusculae | longiuscula |
| genitive | longiusculōrum | longiusculārum | longiusculōrum |
| dative | longiusculīs | longiusculīs | longiusculīs |
| accusative | longiusculōs | longiusculās | longiuscula |
| ablative | longiusculīs | longiusculīs | longiusculīs |
| vocative | longiusculī | longiusculae | longiuscula |
longĭuscŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [longior, -ius], rather long (very rare):
versus, Cic. Arch. 10, 25.—Hence, * adv.: longĭ-uscŭlē, rather far: progredi, Sid. Ep. 8, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
longiusculus adj. dim.
longior, -ius, rather long : versūs.
Origins
Diminutive of longior, comparative of longus (“far, long”).