длинный

Russian

Etymology

длина́ (dliná) + -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdlʲinːɨj]
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Adjective

дли́нный (dlínnyj) (comparative (по)длинне́е or (по)длинне́й, superlative длинне́йший)

  1. long, lengthy
  2. (colloquial, ironic) (when talking about a person) tall, lanky
    • Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
      Но это, увы, было, и длинный, сквозь которого видно, гражданин, не касаясь земли, качался перед ним и влево и вправо.
      No eto, uvy, bylo, i dlinnyj, skvozʹ kotorovo vidno, graždanin, ne kasajasʹ zemli, kačalsja pered nim i vlevo i vpravo.
      But, unfortunately, it was happening [for real], and a lanky, see-through citizen was swaying in front of him left and right without touching the ground.
  3. (short form only) too long, longer than necessary (of clothing and shoes)
    мне э́ти штаны́ длинны́mne éti štaný dlinnýthese trousers are too long for me

Declension

in the meanings "long, lengthy, tall, lanky":

in the meaning "too long":

Synonyms

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