давность

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Russian

Etymology

да́вний (dávnij) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ)

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Noun

да́вность (dávnostʹf inan (genitive да́вности, nominative plural да́вности, genitive plural да́вностей)

  1. remoteness (in time), antiquity; long standing; time limitation
    да́вность э́того обы́чаяdávnostʹ étovo obýčajathe antiquity of this custom
    да́вность собы́тийdávnostʹ sobýtijremoteness of events
    десятиле́тняя да́вностьdesjatilétnjaja dávnostʹten years' prescription
    срок да́вностиsrok dávnostistatute of limitation

Declension