long-lived

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɒŋˈlaɪvd/
• IPA: /ˈlɒŋˈlɪvd/

Adjective

long-lived (comparative more long-lived, superlative most long-lived)

1. Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.

Usage notes

• The pronunciation /laɪvd/ (rhyming with hived) is more consistent with the etymology (since the term comes from the noun life rather than the verb live), and was formerly more common; however, the pronunciation /lɪvd/ (the second syllable pronounced as the verb lived) is more common today.

Synonyms

• longevous

Translations

having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time

• Czech: dlouhověký (cs) m
• Finnish: pitkäikäinen (fi)
• German: langlebig (de)
• Icelandic: langlífur (is)
• Irish: saolach (ga), saolmhar (ga)
• Latin: vivax (la), longivivax (la)

• Portuguese: duradouro (pt) m
• Scottish Gaelic: maireannach (gd), buan (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: (Ekavian) ду̏говечан (sh), (Ijekavian) ду̏говјечан (sh)

  Roman: (Ekavian) dȕgovečan (sh), (Ijekavian) dȕgovječan (sh)

• Spanish: longevo (es)