Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobъ

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 *dabas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ-o-s, from *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“to model, to fashion”). Cognate with Latvian daba (“nature”), Lithuanian dabà (“habit, characteristic”).

Adjective

*dobъ

1. good, well, nice

Declension

Indefinite declension of *dobъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*dobъ	*doba	*dobo
genitive	*doba	*doby	*doba
dative	*dobu	*době	*dobu
accusative	*dobъ	*dobǫ	*dobo
instrumental	*dobomь	*dobojǫ	*dobomь
locative	*době	*době	*době
vocative	*dobe	*dobo	*dobo
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*doba	*době	*době
genitive	*dobu	*dobu	*dobu
dative	*doboma	*dobama	*doboma
accusative	*doba	*době	*době
instrumental	*doboma	*dobama	*doboma
locative	*dobu	*dobu	*dobu
vocative	*doba	*době	*době
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*dobi	*doby	*doba
genitive	*dobъ	*dobъ	*dobъ
dative	*dobomъ	*dobamъ	*dobomъ
accusative	*doby	*doby	*doba
instrumental	*doby	*dobami	*doby
locative	*doběxъ	*dobaxъ	*doběxъ
vocative	*dobi	*doby	*doba

Definite declension of *dobъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*dobъjь	*dobaja	*doboje
genitive	*dobajego	*dobyję̇	*dobajego
dative	*dobujemu	*doběji	*dobujemu
accusative	*dobъjь	*dobǫjǫ	*doboje
instrumental	*dobyjimь	*dobǫjǫ	*dobyjimь
locative	*dobějemь	*doběji	*dobějemь
vocative	*dobъjь	*dobaja	*doboje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*dobaja	*doběji	*doběji
genitive	*dobuju	*dobuju	*dobuju
dative	*dobyjima	*dobyjima	*dobyjima
accusative	*dobaja	*doběji	*doběji
instrumental	*dobyjima	*dobyjima	*dobyjima
locative	*dobuju	*dobuju	*dobuju
vocative	*dobaja	*doběji	*doběji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*dobiji	*dobyję̇	*dobaja
genitive	*dobъjixъ	*dobъjixъ	*dobъjixъ
dative	*dobyjimъ	*dobyjimъ	*dobyjimъ
accusative	*dobyję̇	*dobyję̇	*dobaja
instrumental	*dobyjimi	*dobyjimi	*dobyjimi
locative	*dobyjixъ	*dobyjixъ	*dobyjixъ
vocative	*dobiji	*dobyję̇	*dobaja

Related terms

• *dobrъ (“good”)
• *dobľь (“strong”)
• *doba (“time”)
• *dobiti
• *dobo
• *dobь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: dial. добо́й (dobój), доб (dob), доб-здоров (dob-zdorov), доб-парень (dob-parenʹ)
  • Ukrainian: dial. до́бий (dóbyj)

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dobъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 47