ilgs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dilˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Karulis posits that the d- visible in Slavic and Indic is prefixal, but the consensus reconstruction makes the *d part of the root, with *dl simplifying to l also in Latin and Germanic. Cognates include Lithuanian ìlgas, Old Prussian ilga, ilgi, Old Church Slavonic дльгъ (dlĭgŭ), длъгъ (dlŭgŭ), Russian до́лгий (dólgij), Belarusian доўгі (dóŭhi), Ukrainian довгий (dovhyj), Bulgarian дъ́лъг (dǎ́lǎg), Czech dlouhý, Polish długi, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 (laggs), Old High German, German lang, Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha), Latin longus.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [īlɡs]

Adjective

ilgs (definite ilgais, comparative ilgāks, superlative visilgākais, adverb ilgi)

1. (time) long (a large period of time)

   aizbraukt uz ilgu laiku ― to depart for a long time

   pēc ilgiem laikiem atgriezties ― to return after a long time

   sarunāties par ilgu ― to talk too long

2. long, long time (that which lasts or happens for a while, that which takes a while)

   ilgs brauciens, ceļojums ― long trip

   ilga pastaiga ― long walk

   ilga cīņa ― long struggle

   ilgs miegs ― long sleep

   nodzīvot ilgu mūžu ― to live a long life

   desmit minūšu ilgs pārtraukums ― a ten minute long pause

3. long (that which took a while to acquire)

   ilga pieredze ― long experience

   ilgie novērojumi ― long observations

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