LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praelongus

praelongus (feminine praelonga, neuter praelongum)
Classical[prae̯ˈɫɔŋ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈlɔŋ.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery long

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraelonguspraelongapraelongum
genitivepraelongīpraelongaepraelongī
dativepraelongōpraelongaepraelongō
accusativepraelongumpraelongampraelongum
ablativepraelongōpraelongāpraelongō
vocativepraelongepraelongapraelongum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraelongīpraelongaepraelonga
genitivepraelongōrumpraelongārumpraelongōrum
dativepraelongīspraelongīspraelongīs
accusativepraelongōspraelongāspraelonga
ablativepraelongīspraelongīspraelongīs
vocativepraelongīpraelongaepraelonga

prae-longus, a, um, adj.,
I. very long (not in Cic. or Cæs.): homo, i. e. very tall, Quint. 6, 3, 67: gladii, Liv. 22, 46: cauda, Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 121: hasta, Tac. A. 6, 3: gracilitas, Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 46.—Of time, very long: sermones, Quint. 10, 3, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraelongus

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

Quick answers

What does praelongus mean in Latin?
praelongus, a adjective, means “very long”.
How do you pronounce praelongus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈɫɔŋ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈlɔŋ.ɡus].
Where does praelongus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praelongus.