довгъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

долгъ (dolh), долъгъ (dolh), дольгь (dolʹhʹ), дулгъ (dulh), довъгъ (dovh)
длъ́гъ (dloh), длъ́гь (dlohʹ) – borrowed from Old Church Slavonic
длꙋкгъ (dlug), длукгъ (dlug), длуґъ (dlug), длугъ (dluh) – borrowed from Old Polish
длꙋхъ (dlux), длухъ (dlux), dłuch – borrowed from Old Czech

Etymology

From an earlier долгъ (dolh). Inherited from Old East Slavic долгъ (dolgŭ), дългъ (dŭlgŭ), from Proto-Slavic *dъ̑lgъ, further borrowed from Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dulgaz. Cognate with Russian долг (dolg).

Noun

довгъ • (dovh) m inan

debt
duty
Synonyms: (dialectal) длъ́гъ (dlʹ́h), длꙋкгъ (dlug), длꙋхъ (dlux)

Descendants

Belarusian: доўг (doŭh)
Rusyn: довг (dovh)
Ukrainian: довг (dovh) (dialectal)

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