дорогой

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ. Doublet of драго́й (dragój), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dərɐˈɡoj]
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Adjective

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дорого́й (dorogój) (comparative (по)доро́же, superlative дорожа́йший)

  1. dear, precious
  2. expensive
    Antonym: дешёвый (dešóvyj)
    • 1869, Иван Гончаров [Ivan Goncharov], “Часть I. Глава XIII”, in Обрыв; English translation from Stephen Pearl, transl., Malinovka Heights, Alma Classics, 2020:
      Е́сли случа́йно попадё́т туда́ высокой ки́сти карти́на, дорога́я ста́туя — они́ це́нятся не удивле́нием ки́сти и резцу́, а запла́ченной су́ммой.
      Jésli slučájno popadjót tudá vysokoj kísti kartína, dorogája státuja — oní cénjatsja ne udivlénijem kísti i rezcú, a zapláčennoj súmmoj.
      If by chance the apartment happened to contain a painting by a reputable artist, or an expensive piece of statuary, it would be valued not by an appreciation of its merits as a work of art, but for how much it cost.
Usage notes
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  • In the sense of "my dear", this word is not restricted to use between men and women, but is quite common between friends of the same sex, or a teacher to any of his students without regard to sex. When used between men, мой дорогой (moj dorogoj) usually is not translated, since English does not possess a good unisex counterpart to this.
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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доро́гой (dorógojf inan

  1. instrumental singular of доро́га (doróga)