What does perlongus mean in Latin?

perlongus, a adjective, means “very long, tedious etc”.

How do you pronounce perlongus?

In classical Latin, [pɛrˈɫɔŋ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈlɔŋ.ɡus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

perlongus (feminine perlonga, neuter perlongum)

Classical[pɛrˈɫɔŋ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈlɔŋ.ɡus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	perlongus	perlonga	perlongum
genitive	perlongī	perlongae	perlongī
dative	perlongō	perlongae	perlongō
accusative	perlongum	perlongam	perlongum
ablative	perlongō	perlongā	perlongō
vocative	perlonge	perlonga	perlongum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	perlongī	perlongae	perlonga
genitive	perlongōrum	perlongārum	perlongōrum
dative	perlongīs	perlongīs	perlongīs
accusative	perlongōs	perlongās	perlonga
ablative	perlongīs	perlongīs	perlongīs
vocative	perlongī	perlongae	perlonga

per-longus, a, um, adj.,

I. very long.

I. Lit.: via, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 8: perlongum. adverb., for a very long time, very long, Aus. Epigr. 1, 7.—

II. Transf., very tedious, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 17.—Adv.: perlongē, a very long way off, very far: perlonge est, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 61.

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

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