отдавна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formed as от- (ot-, “past”) +‎ давен (daven), from Proto-Slavic *davьnъ.

Adverb

отда̀вна • (otdàvna)

long ago

Derived terms

отдавнашен (otdavnašen, “long past”)

Related terms

недавна (nedavna, “not long ago”) (archaic)
издавна (izdavna, “since long ago”) (archaic)

References

отдавна in Речник на българския език
Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “давно”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 312

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