задовго

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of за (za) +‎ до́вго (dóvho) or задо́вгий (zadóvhyj) +‎ -о (-o). Compare Russian задо́лго (zadólgo).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

задо́вго • (zadóvho)

long, a long time, well
(for) too long, overlong (for an excessively long time)
Synonyms: на́дто до́вго (nádto dóvho), зана́дто до́вго (zanádto dóvho)

Derived terms

незадо́вго (nezadóvho)

References

Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “задовго”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 185

Further reading

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “задовго”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 113
A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “задовго”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “задовго”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
“задовго”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
“задовго”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)

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