longao

Latin

Alternative forms

• longabō
• longanon
• longavō

Etymology

The first part derives from longus (“long”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlon.ɡa.oː/, [ˈɫ̪ɔŋɡäoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlon.ɡa.o/, [ˈlɔŋɡäo]

Noun

longaō m (genitive longaōnis); third declension

1. (anatomy) The large intestine

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	longaō	longaōnēs
Genitive	longaōnis	longaōnum
Dative	longaōnī	longaōnibus
Accusative	longaōnem	longaōnēs
Ablative	longaōne	longaōnibus
Vocative	longaō	longaōnēs

References

• “longanon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• longao in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.