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Ukrainian
Etymology
Univerbation of від (vid) + да́вна (dávna), derived from давно́ (davnó). Compare Polish od dawna.
Pronunciation
Adverb
відда́вна • (viddávna)
- long, for a long time (since an unspecified point in the distant past)
- Synonym: зда́вна (zdávna)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “віддавна”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “віддавна”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “віддавна”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “віддавна”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “віддавна”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “віддавна”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)