даўно

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dau̯ˈno]

Adverb

даўно́ • (dawnó) (diminutive даўню́тка)

  1. long ago
    Synonym: здаўна́ (zdawná)
    Antonym: няда́ўна (njadáwna)
  2. for a long time (from a long time ago up to the present moment)

Derived terms

  • даўным-даўно (dawnym-dawnó)

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)
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