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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dьlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.
Pronunciation
Adjective
дъ́лъг • (dǎ́lǎg) (adverb дъ́лго)
- long, lengthy
- tall, lanky, spindly (of a man)
- long, sustained, prolonged (of duration)
Declension
Comparative forms of дъ́лъг
Superlative forms of дъ́лъг
Derived terms
- дълго- (dǎlgo-) (in compounds)
- дългова́т (dǎlgovát, “somewhat lengthy”)
- продължа́ pf (prodǎlžá), продължа́вам impf (prodǎlžávam, “to prolong”)
- удължа́ pf (udǎlžá), удължа́вам impf (udǎlžávam, “to extend, to make longer”)
- дължина́ (dǎlžiná, “length, longitude”)
- дългота́ (dǎlgotá, “length, longness”) (archaic)
- дългу́ч (dǎlgúč, “tall person”), дългу́н (dǎlgún, “long person or object”)
References
- “дълъг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “дълъг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010