dobët

Albanian

Etymology

From dialectal i udobë (“easy”), from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic оудобь (udobĭ, “easy”) and Serbo-Croatian udoban (“comfortable”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dobъ (“good, well, nice”).^[1]^[2] Orel describes it as derived from an earlier dobë, whence dobi (“benefit”), borrowed into Albanian from a South Slavic language, and ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *dobъ, which itself is not attested South Slavic, where *dobrъ is widespread.^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdɔbət]

Adjective

i dobët

Synonyms

ligshtë, ligë, shtirë
keq

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “strong”): fortë
(antonym(s) of “great”): betë

Related terms

dobi

References

^ Omari, Anila (2012) “dobët”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 298-299
^ Topalli, K. (2017) “dobët”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 396
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dobët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69