llong

llong

Catalan

Alternative forms

• llonch (archaic spelling)

Etymology

From Latin longus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈʎoŋk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʎoŋ/

Adjective

llong (feminine llonga, masculine plural llongs, feminine plural llongues)

1. (archaic, Alghero) long

   Synonym: llarg

Further reading

• “llong” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “llong”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “llong” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “llong” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈oŋɡ/

Noun

llong f

1. alternative spelling of long (unlenited)

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llog, from Proto-Brythonic *llong, from Latin (navis) longa (“long ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬɔŋ/

Noun

llong f (plural llongau)

1. ship, vessel

   Cydnabyddir pwysigrwydd cenedlaethol y llong.

   The ship’s national importance is recognised.

Derived terms

• agerlong f (“steamship”)
• llong dorri rhew f (“icebreaker”)
• Llong Foel f (“Ursa Major”)
• llong olew f (“oil tanker”)
• llongwr m (“sailor”)
• rhodlong f (“paddle steamer”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llong	long	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.