dobro
English
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Etymology
From the trade name "Dobro", used by Gibson Guitar Corporation, from Dopyera or Dopjera, name of the inventors + brothers, also punning on Slovak dobro (“good”).
Noun
dobro (plural dobros)
- (music) An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator
- 2007, January 21, “Nate Chinen”, in Dueling Banjos, Gospel Harmonies, Arabesques and Electric Eels:
- The longest and most incandescent track is “Twilight Kingdom,” which includes Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Jerry Douglas on dobro and David Grier on guitar.
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Anagrams
- boord, brood, droob
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdobro]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dob‧ro
Noun
dobro n
- good
- Antonym: zlo
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dobro | dobra |
genitive | dobra | dober |
dative | dobru | dobrům |
accusative | dobro | dobra |
vocative | dobro | dobra |
locative | dobru | dobrech |
instrumental | dobrem | dobry |
Related terms
- dobrák m
- dobrovolník m
- dobročinnost f
- dobrý m
- dobrovolný m
Further reading
- dobro in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- dobro in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- dobro in Internetová jazyková příručka
Ladino
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian dobar, добар, from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ (“good”).
Adjective
dobro (feminine dobra, masculine plural dobros, feminine plural dobras)
- (Balkan) good
- Synonym: bueno
Polish
Etymology
From dobry + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔb.rɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔbrɔ
- Syllabification: dob‧ro
Noun
dobro n
- (singular only) good, goodness
- Antonym: zło
- (usually in plural) a good (something of economic value)
- (plural only) estate, landed property
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dobro | dobra |
genitive | dobra | dóbr |
dative | dobru | dobrom |
accusative | dobro | dobra |
instrumental | dobrem | dobrami |
locative | dobru/dobrze | dobrach |
vocative | dobro | dobra |
Derived terms
- dobro wspólne
Further reading
- dobro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dobro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese dobro, from Latin dūplus. Compare the borrowed doublet duplo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdo.bɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdo.bɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdo.bɾu/ [ˈdo.βɾu]
- Hyphenation: do‧bro
Noun
dobro m (plural dobros)
- double
Coordinate terms
Coeficiente | Substantivo | Resultado |
---|---|---|
1 | único singular | |
2 | dobro | dupla par duo |
3 | triplo | trio trinca terceto tríade |
4 | quádruplo | quarteto |
5 | quíntuplo | quinteto |
6 | sêxtuplo | sexteto |
7 | sétuplo séptuplo | septeto |
8 | óctuplo | octeto |
9 | nônuplo (Brazil) nónuplo (Portugal) | noneto |
10 | décuplo | |
11 | undécuplo | |
12 | duodécuplo | |
100 | cêntuplo | |
muitos | múltiplo |
Related terms
- dobrar
- dobre
- dobrador
- dobragem
- duplo
- dupla
- dublar
- dublagem
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.bɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.bɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.bɾu/ [ˈdɔ.βɾu]
- Hyphenation: do‧bro
Verb
dobro
- first-person singular present indicative of dobrar
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dǒbro/
- Hyphenation: dob‧ro
Noun
dòbro m (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)
- Name of the letter <d> in the Glagolitic alphabet.
Etymology 2
From dȍbar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dǒbro/
- Hyphenation: dob‧ro
Noun
dòbro n (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)
- good (forces or behaviours that are the opposite to bad or evil)
- good, goods (an item of merchandise)
- property, estate
- well-being, welfare, sake
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dòbro | dobra |
genitive | dòbra | dobárā |
dative | dobru | dobrima |
accusative | dobro | dobra |
vocative | dobro | dobra |
locative | dobru | dobrima |
instrumental | dobrom | dobrima |
Adverb
dòbro (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)
- well (in a good manner)
- Iako se trudio, nikad nije naučio dobro voziti.
- Although he tried, he never learned to drive well.
- properly, rightly (in a proper manner)
Particle
dobro (Cyrillic spelling добро)
- well
- Uh... pa dobro onda. ― Uh... well then.
- all right, so be it, OK, fine
- Ne želiš da ti pomognem? Dobro, neću! ― You don't want me to help you? All right, I won't!
Etymology 3
From English dobro, in turn from Slovak dobro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dǒbro/
- Hyphenation: dob‧ro
Noun
dòbro m (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)
- dobro (acoustic guitar)
References
- “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdo.bro/
Etymology 1
From the adjective dobrý.
Noun
dobro n (genitive singular dobra, nominative plural dobrá, genitive plural dobier, declension pattern of mesto)
- good
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dobro | dobrá |
genitive | dobra | dobier |
dative | dobru | dobrám |
accusative | dobro | dobrá |
locative | dobre | dobrách |
instrumental | dobrom | dobrami |
Noun
dobro n (genitive singular dobra, nominative plural dobrá, genitive plural dobier, declension pattern of mesto)
- dobro
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dobro | dobrá |
genitive | dobra | dobier |
dative | dobru | dobrám |
accusative | dobro | dobrá |
locative | dobre | dobrách |
instrumental | dobrom | dobrami |
Further reading
- dobro in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔ̀ːbrɔ/
Adverb
dóbro (comparative bọ̑lje or bọ̑ljše, superlative nȁjbọ̑lje or nȁjbọ̑ljše)
- well, good
- Antonym: slabọ̑
Derived terms
- predóbro
Further reading
- “dobro”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdobɾo/ [ˈd̪o.β̞ɾo]
- Rhymes: -obɾo
- Syllabification: do‧bro
Noun
dobro m (plural dobros)
- dobro
Further reading
- “dobro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014