long-lived

Etymology
From, equivalent to.

Adjective

 * 1) Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
 * 2) Of a radioisotope: having a long half-life

Usage notes
The pronunciation (rhyming with ) is more consistent with the word's etymology (from the noun  rather than the verb ), and was formerly more common. However, the pronunciation (the second syllable pronounced as the verb ) is more common today.

Antonyms

 * short-lived

Translations

 * Belarusian: даўгавечны, шматгадовы
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 長命
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: pitkäikäinen
 * French:
 * Galician: lonxevo
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: μακρόβιος, πολυχρόνιος
 * Icelandic: langlífur
 * Irish: saolach, saolmhar, cianaosta
 * Italian:
 * Latin: vivax, longivivax
 * Old English: langlīfe
 * Polish:, długowieczna
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: maireannach, buan
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ду̏говечан,  ду̏говјечан
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish: longevo
 * Tocharian B: pärkre-śaul