longsome

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
  2. (UK, dialectal) Tedious; tiresomely long.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈlɒŋsəm/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some.

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