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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobrъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dabras, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ-ro-s, from *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“to fashion, fit”). Morphologically formed as *dòbъ +‎ *-rъ.

Cognate with Latin faber.

Adjective

*dòbrъ (comparative *lučьjь or *uňьjь)[1][2]

  1. good
    Antonym: *zъlъ

Declension

Accent paradigm b.

Indefinite declension of *dobrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) *dobra *dobro
genitive *dobra *dobry *dobra
dative *dobru *dobrě *dobru
accusative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) *dobrǫ *dobro
instrumental *dobromь *dobrojǫ *dobromь
locative *dobrě *dobrě *dobrě
vocative *dobre *dobro *dobro
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobra *dobrě *dobrě
genitive *dobru *dobru *dobru
dative *dobroma *dobrama *dobroma
accusative *dobra *dobrě *dobrě
instrumental *dobroma *dobrama *dobroma
locative *dobru *dobru *dobru
vocative *dobra *dobrě *dobrě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobri *dobry *dobra
genitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dative *dobromъ *dobramъ *dobromъ
accusative *dobry *dobry *dobra
instrumental *dobry *dobrami *dobry
locative *dobrěxъ *dobraxъ *dobrěxъ
vocative *dobri *dobry *dobra
Definite declension of *dobrъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobrъjь *dobraja *dobroje
genitive *dobrajego *dobryję̇ *dobrajego
dative *dobrujemu *dobrěji *dobrujemu
accusative *dobrъjь *dobrǫjǫ *dobroje
instrumental *dobryjimь *dobrǫjǫ *dobryjimь
locative *dobrějemь *dobrěji *dobrějemь
vocative *dobrъjь *dobraja *dobroje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobraja *dobrěji *dobrěji
genitive *dobruju *dobruju *dobruju
dative *dobryjima *dobryjima *dobryjima
accusative *dobraja *dobrěji *dobrěji
instrumental *dobryjima *dobryjima *dobryjima
locative *dobruju *dobruju *dobruju
vocative *dobraja *dobrěji *dobrěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobriji *dobryję̇ *dobraja
genitive *dobrъjixъ *dobrъjixъ *dobrъjixъ
dative *dobryjimъ *dobryjimъ *dobryjimъ
accusative *dobryję̇ *dobryję̇ *dobraja
instrumental *dobryjimi *dobryjimi *dobryjimi
locative *dobryjixъ *dobryjixъ *dobryjixъ
vocative *dobriji *dobryję̇ *dobraja

Derived terms
  • *dobrovati (“to become better”)
  • *dobriti (“to do well”)
    • *podobriti (“to improve, to do better”)
    • *odobriti (“to approve”)
  • *dobrostь (“virtue”)
  • *dobrota (“goodness, kindness”)
  • *dobrina (“goodness, benevolence”)
  • *dobryni (“excellence, welfare”)
  • *dobrьcь (“measles”)
  • *dobriťь (“good person”)

Descendants

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dobrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 110: “adj. o ‘good’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “dobrъ dobra dobro”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 123; (PR 135); PR 136)”
  3. “доброго (letter no. 271)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  4. “добрꙑ (letter no. 358)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  5. “доброю (letter no. 227)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  6. “добръ (letter no. 69)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  7. “добръ (letter no. 314)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  8. “добрь (letter no. 351)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
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