долгий

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Cognate with Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha, "long"), Latin longus, English long.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdoɫɡʲɪj]
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Adjective

до́лгий • (dólgij) (comparative (по)до́льше or (по)до́лее or (по)до́лей, adverb до́лго or вдо́лгую or задо́лго or надо́лго or подо́лгу, abstract noun долгота́)

  1. long (having great duration)
    до́лгоdólgofor a long time

Usage notes

  • до́лгий (dólgij) normally relates to length of time, whereas дли́нный (dlínnyj) relates to spatial length.

Declension

Derived terms

Compound words:

nouns
adjectives
Proverbs
  • до́лгие про́воды — ли́шние слёзы (dólgije próvody — líšnije sljózy)

See also

References

  • 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

Further reading