доўга

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• doŭha — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From доўгі (dóŭhi) +‎ -а (-a). Compare Czech dlouho, Polish długo, Russian до́лго (dólgo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdou̯ɣa]

Adverb

до́ўга • (dóŭha) (comparative даўжэ́й or даўжэ́йшы, superlative найдаўжэ́й)

1. a long time; for a long time

   Antonym: нядо́ўга (njadóŭha)

References

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