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Belarusian
Etymology
From доўгі (dóŭhi) + -а (-a). Compare Czech dlouho, Polish długo, Russian до́лго (dólgo).
Pronunciation
Adverb
до́ўга • (dóŭha) (comparative даўжэ́й or даўжэ́йшы, superlative найдаўжэ́й)
- a long time; for a long time
- Antonym: нядо́ўга (njadóŭha)
References
- “доўга”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “доўга” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org