Etymology

Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ДОЛГИЙ *dьlgъ, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Russian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Russian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ДОЛГИЙ *dl̥h₁gʰós.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoɫɡʲɪj]Category:Russian 2-syllable words#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Russian terms with IPA pronunciation#ДОЛГИЙ

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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, augmentative долгу́щий, intensive предо́лгий or до́лгий-предо́лгий)Category:Russian lemmas#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Russian adjectives#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Russian entries with incorrect language header#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Pages with entries#ДОЛГИЙCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ДОЛГИЙ

1. long (having great duration)

   до́лго ― dólgo ― for a long timeCategory:Russian terms with usage examples#ДОЛГИЙ

See also

• дли́нный (dlínnyj)

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

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “долгий”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
• “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