davьnъ

davьnъ Grammatical information: adj. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `ancient, past'

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Church Slavic:

davьno `long ago' [adv]

Russian:

dávnij `ancient, past' [adj jo]

Czech:

dávný `ancient, past' [adj o];

dávní (arch.) `ancient, past' [adj jo]

Polish:

dawny `ancient, past' [adj o]

Serbo-Croatian:

dávan `ancient, past' [adj o];

dȃvn(j)ī `ancient, past' [adj (j)o]

Slovene:

dávǝn `ancient, past' [adj o];

dávnji `from this morning, ancient, past' [adj jo]

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Comments: Adjective derived from -> *davě.

Other cognates:

Skt. dávīya- `further, more distant' [adj];

Gk. δήν `a long time, far' [adv];

Gk. (Dor.) δάν `a long time, far' [adv];

Gk. (Dor.) δοάν `a long time, far' [adv]