Definition
Lasting throughout the entire evening; continuing for the full length of the evening period.
Etymology
Compound of 'even' (evening) + 'long' (lasting a long time). Archaic formation following Old English patterns for duration, similar to 'daylong' or 'nightlong.'
Kelly Says
You might find this word in old poems describing an 'evenlong vigil' or an 'evenlong celebration'—it captures the old poetic idea of time stretched out across a whole season of darkness.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጅግ አረጋ
e-jig are-ga
ARالعربية
طويل جدا
ṭawīl ǧiddan
BNবাংলা
অত্যন্ত দীর্ঘ
o-tont deer-gho
CACatalà
molt llarg
mol lyar
CSČeština
velmi dlouhý
vɛl-mi doo-hi
DADansk
meget lang
me-get laŋ
DEDeutsch
sehr lang
zeːɐ̯ laŋ
ELΕλληνικά
πολύ μακρύς
po-lee ma-ky-ris
ESEspañol
muy largo
muy lahng-goh
FAفارسی
خیلی طولانی
kheili toolaani
FISuomi
hyvin pitkä
hy-vin pit-kä
FRFrançais
très long
tʁɛ lɔ̃
GUGU
ખૂબ લાંબો
khūb lām-bō
HEעברית
ארוך מאוד
a-rokh me-od
HIहिन्दी
बहुत लंबा
bahut lambā
HUMagyar
nagyon hosszú
nagy-on hoss-zoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
sangat panjang
sang-at pan-jang
ITItaliano
molto lungo
mol-to lun-go
JA日本語
とても長い
to-te-mo na-ga-i
MSBahasa Melayu
sangat panjang
sang-at pan-jang
MYမြန်မာ
အလွန်ရှည်
a-lun shay
NLNederlands
zeer lang
zeːr laŋ
NONorsk
svært lang
svæʈ laŋ
PAPA
ਬਹੁਤ ਲੰਬਾ
bahut lambā
PLPolski
bardzo długi
bar-dzɔ dwoo-gi
PTPortuguês
muito longo
muɪ̯tu lõɡu
RORomână
foarte lung
fo-ar-te loong
RUРусский
очень длинный
o-chyen' dlín-ny
SVSvenska
mycket lång
my-keet lohng
SWKiswahili
mrefu sana
m-re-fu sa-na
TAதமிழ்
மிக நீளமான
mik nee-lam-aa-na
TEతెలుగు
చాలా పొడవు
chaa-la po-da-vu
TLTL
napakalaba
na-pa-ka-la-ba
TRTürkçe
çok uzun
tchok oo-zoon
UKУкраїнська
дуже довгий
du-zhe do-vhy
URاردو
بہت لمبا
bahut lamba
VITiếng Việt
rất dài
rất đả-i