longinquus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) long, extensive; far off, distant, remote
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) living far off, foreign, strange
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) prolonged, continued, lasting, tedious, long
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) old, ancient
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) far-fetched, remote

Concepts

far

prolonged

remote

distant

Opposite of

propinquus, vīcīnus, contiguus, fīnitimus, proximus, recēns

Synonyms

procul

avius

laxius

distāns

longitanus

Translations

fern

بعيد

lejano

distante

distante

loin

lontano

distante

αμυδρός

lointain

μακριά

entfernt

écarté

remoto

distant

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɫɔŋˈɡɪŋ.kʊs]

Etymology

From long(us) (“long, far”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus. Compare propinquus.
Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.