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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.
Cognate with Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha, “"long"”), Latin longus, English long.
Pronunciation
Adjective
до́лгий • (dólgij) (comparative (по)до́льше or (по)до́лее or (по)до́лей)
- long (having great duration)
- до́лго ― dólgo ― for a long time
Usage notes
- до́лгий (dólgij) normally relates to length of time, whereas дли́нный (dlínnyj) relates to spatial length.
Declension
Declension of до́лгий (short class c*)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “до́лгій”, in Словарь русскаго языка составленный Вторымъ Отдѣленіемъ Императорской Академіи Наукъ (in Russian), volume 1:3, Saint Petersburg: Типографія Императорской Академіи Наукъ, 1895, page 1091
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “долгий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дольше”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress