долговязый

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Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from до́лгий (dólgij) +‎ -о- (-o-) + Proto-Slavic *vęzъ (neck) (cognate with Czech vaz (neck), dialectal Russian вязы (vjazy, neck)) + -ый (-yj). Compare Belarusian даўгавя́зы (daŭhavjázy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

долговя́зый (dolgovjázyj) (comparative (по)долговя́зее or (по)долговя́зей)

  1. (colloquial) lanky, gangling

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “долговязый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress