longitude
/ˈlɒndʒəˌtuːd/LON-juh-tood
/ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/LAHN-juh-tood
Meaninglength
Common meaning: distance east or west on a map
- longlongLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1076 · scan
- itpast-participle stem ending (from Latin -itum)
- udenoun ending marking a condition
Journey through time
- Latinlongus‘long’
- Frenchlongitude
- Englishlongitude‘distance east or west on a map’ · today
long also in: prolong
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin longus ‘long’.
Roots
- longus Latin “long”
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