LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

oblongus

oblongus (feminine oblonga, neuter oblongum)
Classical[ɔbˈɫɔŋ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[obˈlɔŋ.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesomewhat long
  2. adjectiveoblong

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoblongusoblongaoblongum
genitiveoblongīoblongaeoblongī
dativeoblongōoblongaeoblongō
accusativeoblongumoblongamoblongum
ablativeoblongōoblongāoblongō
vocativeoblongeoblongaoblongum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoblongīoblongaeoblonga
genitiveoblongōrumoblongārumoblongōrum
dativeoblongīsoblongīsoblongīs
accusativeoblongōsoblongāsoblonga
ablativeoblongīsoblongīsoblongīs
vocativeoblongīoblongaeoblonga

ob-longus, a, um,
I. adj., rather long, longish; oblong (not in Cic. or Cæs.): missile telum hastili oblongo, Liv. 21, 8: figura, Plin. 37, 12, 75, § 196: folia, id. 25, 3, 6. § 21: scutula, Tac. Agr. 10.—Comp.: foramen oblongius, Vitr. 21, 8 fin.; 10, 11, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Italic *(d)longos Latin longus Latin oblongus From ob- + longus.

Descendants
  • Catalanoblong
  • Englishoblong
  • Frenchoblong
  • Portugueseoblongo
  • Spanishoblongo

In English words that came into English from oblongus

  • oblongoblongus
  • oblongateoblongātus

Quick answers

What does oblongus mean in Latin?
oblongus, a adjective, means “somewhat long; oblong”.
How do you pronounce oblongus?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈɫɔŋ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈlɔŋ.ɡus].