longa
Speech parts
1. longa - Noun
2. longa - Preposition
Meaning
longa
(Australian Aboriginal) Belonging to; of, in, at, to. [from 19th c.]
longa (plural longæ or longe or longas)
(music) A musical note equal to two or three breves, i.e. four or six whole notes.
Synonym: (U.S.) quadruple whole note
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A syllable that is heavy because it ends in a long vowel or diphthong is traditionally called syllaba nātūrā longa ('syllable long by nature'), and a syllable that is heavy because it ends in a consonant is called positióne longa ('long by position').
Saffron and ochre, usually made with dye from the curcuma longa plant or the heartwood of the jackfruit tree, are the most common colors.
Initial "V" rendered as "U" of "Vita brevis, ars vero longa", or "Life is short, but the art is long".
February 2018: Farmer Greg Newell of Linga Longa Farm in Wingham has been buying water since September.
Short /i/ before another vowel is often written with i longa, as in dīes, indicating that its quality was similar to that of long /iː/ and is almost never confused with e in this position.
These terms are translations of Greek συλλαβὴ μακρά φύσει (syllabḕ makrá phýsei) and μακρὰ θέσει (makrà thései), respectively. longa and μακρά (makrá) are the same terms used for long vowels.