давний

Russian

Alternative forms

  • да́вный (dávnyj)dated

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *davьnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdavnʲɪj]
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Adjective

да́вний • (dávnij) (adverb давно́ or давны́м-давно́, abstract noun да́вность)

  1. old, ancient, age-old, distant, bygone
    Synonyms: давни́шний (davníšnij), дре́вний (drévnij), далёкий (daljókij), ста́рый (stáryj)

Declension

Derived terms

  • старода́вний (starodávnij), по-старода́внему (po-starodávnemu)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “давний”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “давеча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “давний”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 230
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “давний”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 5
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “давеча”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 4
  • Anikin, A. E. (2018) “давний”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 12 (грак – дбать), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 309