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long

Source:*dьlgъProto-Slaviccertain

The syllabic l of *dьlgъ comes out as ол/ов, łu, lou and u.

English

long

Polish

długi
ˈdwuɡʲi
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BCS script
  • Russian
    дли́нныйdlinnyj
    ˈdlʲinːɨjinherited

    Built on длина́ 'length'; the direct reflex до́лгий now means long in time.

  • Ukrainian
    до́вгийdovhyj
    ˈdɔwɦɪjinherited
  • Polish
    długi
    ˈdwuɡʲiinherited
  • Czech
    dlouhý
    ˈdlou̯ɦiːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    dugдуг
    duɡinherited

    Dugačak is a common longer synonym.

  • English
    long

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