даўно

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• daŭno — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

да́ўні (dáŭni) +‎ -о (-o). Compare Polish dawno, Russian давно́ (davnó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dau̯ˈno]

Adverb

даўно́ • (daŭnó) (diminutive даўню́тка)

1. long ago

   Synonym: здаўна́ (zdaŭná)

   Antonym: няда́ўна (njadáŭna)

2. for a long time (from a long time ago up to the present moment)

Derived terms

• даўным-даўно (daŭnym-daŭnó)

 

References

• “даўно” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “даўно”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)