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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech dlúhý, from Proto-Slavic *dьlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Serbo-Croatian dug.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dlouhý (comparative delší, superlative nejdelší, adverb dlouho)
- long
- Synonym: drahný
- Antonym: krátký
- tall (when talking about persons)
Declension
Declension of dlouhý (hard)
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Further reading
- “dlouhý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “dlouhý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “dlouhý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
- František Št. Kott (1878) “dlouhý”, in Česko-německý slovník zvláště grammaticko-fraseologický (in Czech), Prague: Josef Kolář, page 247
- František Št. Kott (1893) “dlouhý”, in Česko-německý slovník zvláště grammaticko-fraseologický (in Czech), Prague: František Šimáček, page 1231
- František Št. Kott (1878) “delší”, in Česko-německý slovník zvláště grammaticko-fraseologický (in Czech), Prague: Josef Kolář, page 225