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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobь

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

*dobь f[1][2]

  1. i-stem form of *doba

Inflection
Declension of *dobь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dobь *dobi *dobi
genitive *dobi *dobьju, *dobľu* *dobьjь, *dobi*
dative *dobi *dobьma *dobьmъ
accusative *dobь *dobi *dobi
instrumental *dobьjǫ, *dobľǫ* *dobьma *dobьmi
locative *dobi *dobьju, *dobľu* *dobьxъ
vocative *dobi *dobi *dobi
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: дiб (dib) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: до̑б
      Latin script: dȏb
    • Slovene: dȏb (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: dob
      • Middle Polish: dob (16-17ᵗʰ c.)

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dobь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 49
  2. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “doba f. : zach. i płd. dobo n. : dobь 1. f.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 283

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “до́ба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • “Proto-Slavic/dobь” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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