longinquitas

Latin

Etymology

From longinquus (“long, distant; remote; lasting”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lonˈɡin.kʷi.taːs/, [ɫ̪ɔŋˈɡɪŋkʷɪt̪äːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lonˈd͡ʒin.kwi.tas/, [lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒiŋkwit̪äs]

Noun

longinquitās f (genitive longinquitātis); third declension

  1. (of space) A length, extent; distance, remoteness.
    Antonyms: propinquitās, contiguitās, adfīnitās, vīcīnitās
  2. (of time) A long continuance or duration, length.
    Synonyms: longitia, longitūdō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative longinquitās longinquitātēs
Genitive longinquitātis longinquitātum
Dative longinquitātī longinquitātibus
Accusative longinquitātem longinquitātēs
Ablative longinquitāte longinquitātibus
Vocative longinquitās longinquitātēs
Related terms

Descendants
  • → Italian: longinquità
  • → Portuguese: longinquidade
  • → Spanish: longinquidad

References
  • “longinquitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “longinquitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • longinquitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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