long (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Of extension1. longus2. prōmissus (that has been suffered to grow; hanging down)3. prōlixus (long and spreading; esp. of the parts of the body or dress)4. prōcērus (esp. of the body, long and thin or tapering)5. prōductus (rare)II. Of time1. longus l. time, delay, life, etc., l. tempus, mora, vita, etc. Cic.2. longinquus (long continued3. diūturnus (of time only4. prōlixus (rare in this sense)III. Of quantity, in syllables1. longus. Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183.2. prōductus Cic. Or. 48, 159IV. Of compositions; as a speech, etc.1. longus2. prōductus (lengthened out) • long (adj.): I. Of extension 1. longus: Cic.: Virg.: pass. Unusually or very l., praelongus very l. swords, pr. gladii, Liv. 22, 46 Plin.: also, perlongus (less freq., but denoting greater absolute length than praelongus, as perlonga via, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 3). N.B.--When the dimension is specified, longus is used with acc. of substantives of measure; as, ferrum tres longum pedes, an iron three feet l., Liv. 21, 8, fin. 2. prōmissus (that has been suffered to grow; hanging down): l. hair, p. coma, Liv. 38, 17: Caes. 3. prōlixus (long and spreading; esp. of the parts of the body or dress): hair loose and l., capillus passus, p., Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 49: l. tails (of sheep), caudae p., Varr. R. R. 2, 2, ad init.: l. tunics, p. tunicae, Gell. 7, 12, init. 4. prōcērus (esp. of the body, long and thin or tapering): a l. beak (of birds), p. rostrum, Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101: l. pikes, p. lupi, Hor. S. 2, 2, 36: v. tall. 5. prōductus (rare): a very l. shoot, flagellum productissimum, Col. 3, 10. Phr.: eight feet l., pedes protentus in octo, Virg. G. 1, 171: a l. (extended) line of battle, in longitudinem porrecta acies, Liv. 25, 21, med.: see also length. II. Of time 1. longus l. time, delay, life, etc., l. tempus, mora, vita, etc. Cic.: Caes. pass. 2. longinquus (long continued: but more usu. of distance than time): l. service, l. militia, Liv. 4, 18: l. habit, l. consuetudo, Caes. B. G. 1, 47: l. period of time, l. tempus, Cic. Div. 2, 12, 28. (N.B.--Stronger than longus.) 3. diūturnus (of time only: having long duration): l. experience, d. usus, Cic. Am. 22, fin.: so l. a war, tam d. bellum, Cic. Man. 12, fin.: Caes. Also diūtĭnus, in same sense: l. stays at a place, d. mansiones, Ter. Ph. 5, 8, 23: Cic.: Caes. 4. prōlixus (rare in this sense): l. life, p. aetas, Dig. III. Of quantity, in syllables: 1. longus. Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183. 2. prōductus Cic. Or. 48, 159: cf. also, de Or. l. c., extrema producta atque longa, i. e. the final (syllable) being l. (where producta is p. part.). IV. Of compositions; as a speech, etc.: 1. longus: e. g. l. oratio, Cic. Rab. perd. 3, init. Very l., praelongus, e. g. sermo (as written), Quint. 10, 3, 32. 2. prōductus (lengthened out): (not) longer than five acts, quinto productior actu, Hor. A. P. 189. (Not prolixus in this sense; unless with the further idea of tediousness: cf. Macr. 3, 7, fin. ne prolixus sim.)
long (adv.) Copy link Outline 1. dĭū, compar. diūtius, sup. diūtissĭmē2. compar. longius, longer3. like preced. amplius (in connexion with subss. of time)4. prīdem, dūdum • long (adv.): 1. dĭū, compar. diūtius, sup. diūtissĭmē: Caes.: Cic. The compar. occurs = too long: to be put off too l., diutius duci, Caes. B. G. 1, 16. (Perdiu differs from diutissime: the former denoting a long interval of time = for a long while; the latter, very long duration.) 2. compar. longius, longer: to hold out a little l.er, paulo longius tolerare, Caes. B. G. 7, 71: cf. Cic. Br. 15, 60, vitam Naevii producit longius. (But even the compar. is infrequent; and the posit. and sup. are not used of time.) 3. like preced. amplius (in connexion with subss. of time): to maintain the contest two hours longer, duas a. horas certamen sustinere, Liv. 36, 38. 4. prīdem, dūdum: v. infr. (v.). Phr.: (i). long before or after: multo ante or post to foresee anything l. before, aliquid m. ante prospicere, Suet. Tib. 67: Virg. G. 1, 167 not l. afterwards he ..., ille post non multo ..., Nep. Paus. 3, init.: Cic. (multo post): simly. so l. before or after, post tanto, Virg. G. 3, 476. (In Cic. Tusc. 3, 14, init., quae venientia longe ante videris, the adv. longe has its proper sense, from afar, at a distance.) (ii). how long? quamdiu how much longer? quamdiu etiam? Cic. Cat. 1, init. (iii). tamdiu, or separately, tam diu with correl. quamdiu, quoad, dum (only with future, so l. as something shall last, Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43) v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. With pres., tamdiu implies that something is still going on: tamdiu Germania vincitur, so l. is Germany in being conquered, Tac. G. 37. (iv). too long: diūtius: v. supr. (1). Also nimis diu (nimium diu, Hor. Od. 4, 5, 2): v. too. (v.). long ago or since: (1). prīdem not very l. ago, haud ita p., Hor. S. 2, 2, 46. he points out how l. ago ..., quam p. (with subj.) ... docet, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, 126: when it is stated that something has been long going on and is still doing so, jam pridem is used with pres. ind.: I have l. since desired, jampridem (or as two words) cupio, Cic. Att. 2, 5. (2). dūdum (like preced., but usu. referring to shorter times): not l. ago, haud dudum, Pl. Pers. 4, 3, 35: esp. with jam (like preced.): Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 26: Ter.
long (v.) Copy link Outline 1. ăveo, 2 (no perf. or sup.)2. gestio, 4 (to l. impatiently)3. dēsīdĕro, 1 (strictly, to l. for what has been once enjoyed4. appĕto, īvi and ĭi, ītum, 3 (esp. of any natural desire or longing) • long (v.): 1. ăveo, 2 (no perf. or sup.): usu. foll. by inf.: strengthened by valde, I l. to know what you are about, valde aveo scire quid agas, Cic. Att. 1, 15: less freq. foll. by acc.: ever to l. for what is wanting, semper a. quod abest, Juv. 3, 970: Cic. 2. gestio, 4 (to l. impatiently): foll. by infin.: I l. to know all your news, g. scire ista omnia, Cic. Att. 4, 11: Pl.: v. to itch (II.). 3. dēsīdĕro, 1 (strictly, to l. for what has been once enjoyed: with ref. to persons or things): cf. Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 113: also in gen. sense; to desire warmly: cf. Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2, nec honores sitio, nec desidero gloriam: v. to desire. 4. appĕto, īvi and ĭi, ītum, 3 (esp. of any natural desire or longing): we naturally l. for what is good, naturâ bona appetimus, Cic.: v. to seek. Also various circuml. may be used: as, cupiditate ardere, flagrare; desiderio teneri, affici: v. desire (subs.).
LONG Copy link • LONG 1. adj. Of space, longus (general term): procerus (tall, εὐμήκης): promissus (hanging down far): prolixus (☞ rare in the best prose, not simply = promissus, but longe lateque diffusus, so that in Col., 1, 9, 3, arator prolixior is not only a tall, but also a broad-shouldered, stout ploughman): very long, perlongus; longissimus; procerissimus: somewhat long, longulus: immoderately long, praelongus (☞ the silver period, enormis): a long garment, vestis longa (general term); vestis alaris (hanging down to the ankles): vestis prolixa, vestis longe lateque diffusa (long and full; Gell., 7, 12): long hair, capillus longus (general term); capillus promissus, caesaries promissa (that hangs down far over the neck): capillus prolixus (long and thick, Ter., Heaut., 2, 3, 49, and Verg., Ecl., 8, 34): a long tail, cauda procera (long and thin); cauda prolixa (long and thick or bushy): ☞ long, with a definite specification of a measure of length, is expressed by longus with an accusative (rarely in the best age with an ablative) of the measure, or by in longitudinem with a genitive of the measure (but only when it is said that a thing is to be made, etc., so long; therefore, in dependence on a verb); e.g., six feet long, longus pedes sex: to cut off a bridge six feel long, pontem in longitudinem sex pedum rescindere. For some specifications of length the Latin has also particular adjectives; as, one foot long, pedalis; (but also, and more accurately) pedem longus (☞ pedaneus is late): half a foot long, semipedalis: a foot and a half long, sesquipedalis, but also sesquipedem longus: two feet long, bipedalis, but also duos pedes longus: an ell long, cubitalis: half an ell long, semicubitalis. Of time; longus (usually of the duration of time itself; e.g., tempus, hora, nox, etc., more rarely of the duration of anything): longinquus (of the duration of time, and especially of the duration of anything; e.g., consuetudo, obsidio, etc.): diuturnus, diutinus (of the duration of anything; but the former denotes duration either indifferently or with commendation, as pax diuturna, whereas the latter implies that a thing is irksome or tedious. Thus bellum diuturnum, a war of long duration, especially as compared with others; bellum diutinum, a protracted and tedious war; so also morbus diutinus, a tedious complaint). The longest day, dies solstitialis; solstitium the longest night, *nox brumalis; bruma: the days are longer than with us, dierum spatia ultra nostri orbis mensuram (Tac., Agr., 12, 3): a long syllable, syllaba longa: to make asyllable long, syllabam producere: to pronounce a syllable long, producte dicere syllabam: the first syllable in insanusis long, “insanus” productā primā literā dicimus (dicitur): the first syllable in sapiens is long, in sapiente prima littera producte dicitur: the time is too long for me, mora lenta me offendit or urit (the delay is tedious, after Ov., Her., 3, 138); *otium moleste fero (leisure is oppressive to me): a long time before, after, anything, multum ante, post, aliquid (e.g., ante, post mortem alicujus): a long time since or ago [Vid. LONG, adverb.] : after a long interval, longo intervallo. With specifications of a definite measure of time, the Latin employs either a simple accusative or (to denote that a thing lasts uninterruptedly) per with an accusative (Greek, διὰ, with a genetive); e.g., three years long, tres annos; per tres annos. Not brief or contracted, latus (opposed to contractus; of persons or things): longus (opposed to brevis; of persons or things): copiosus (with many words): verbosus (with many needless words: ☞ not prolixus): a long speech, oratio longa, lata, copiosa, or verbosa: a long work, opus diffusum: a long letter, epistola longior, or verbosa. 2. adverb, A long time, diu; longum tempus: very long, perdiu: long before, multo (☞ not multum) ante (rarely): longo ante: long after, multo post; longo tempore post: not long after, non ita multo post (rarely): non ita longe post; non ita longo intervallo (☞ only in later writers); also, non magno post tempore: long before, after anything, multum ante, multum post aliquid (e.g., mortem alicujus): longer, longius (☞ not quite so rare as is usually supposed; Vid: Herzog and Held., Caes., B.G., 4, 1); diutius; ultra (further on; Vid: Herzog, Hirt., B.G., 8, 39): longer than; e.g., than a year, anno longius (more rarely longius anno); plus anno; amplius anno; or amplius annum: it is longer than six months ago, amplius sunt sex menses; or sex menses sunt et amplius (☞ not diutius est quam sex menses): it would be too long, longum est (☞ not longum esset); e.g., exspectare, dum veniat, or eum exspectare: those to whom it may seem too long, quibus longius tempus videtur: it is long since, jam diu est cum or quod (rarely ut). A great while since, etc., diu (opposed to paullisper); pridem (opposed to nuper); dudum (opposed to modo) (☞ dudum can be used only when a short time appears long to the speaker; by modern writers it is often used wrongly for diu and pridem): already long, jam diu, jam pridem, jam dudum (with the difference above mentioned): it is long since I saw him, jam diu est, cum eum non vidi.
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