издавна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formed from the ancestor of из (iz, “from”) + the genitive of Proto-Slavic *davьnъ (“ancient, past”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [izˈdavnɐ]
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Adverb

изда́вна • (izdávna) (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) since long ago

References
  • “издавна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “давно”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 312

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈizdəvnə]

Adverb

и́здавна • (ízdavna)

  1. long since; since long ago
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