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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobľь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“to model, fashion”).
Adjective
*dòbľь[1][2]
- honest, noble
Declension
Indefinite declension of *dobľь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dobľь | *dobľa | *dobľe |
| Accusative | *dobľь | *dobľǫ | *dobľe |
| Genitive | *dobľa | *dobľę | *dobľa |
| Locative | *dobľi | *dobľi | *dobľi |
| Dative | *dobľu | *dobľi | *dobľu |
| Instrumental | *dobľemь | *dobľejǫ | *dobľemь |
| Vocative | *dobľu | *dobľe | *dobľe |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dobľa | *dobľi | *dobľi |
| Accusative | *dobľa | *dobľi | *dobľi |
| Genitive | *dobľu | *dobľu | *dobľu |
| Locative | *dobľu | *dobľu | *dobľu |
| Dative | *dobľema | *dobľama | *dobľema |
| Instrumental | *dobľema | *dobľama | *dobľema |
| Vocative | *dobľa | *dobľi | *dobľi |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dobľi | *dobľę | *dobľa |
| Accusative | *dobľę | *dobľę | *dobľa |
| Genitive | *dobľь | *dobľь | *dobľь |
| Locative | *dobľixъ | *dobľaxъ | *dobľixъ |
| Dative | *dobľemъ | *dobľamъ | *dobľemъ |
| Instrumental | *dobľi | *dobľami | *dobľi |
| Vocative | *dobľi | *dobľę | *dobľa |
Definite declension of *dobľь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dobľьjь | *dobľaja | *dobľeje |
| Accusative | *dobľьjь | *dobľǫjǫ | *dobľeje |
| Genitive | *dobľajego | *dobľęję | *dobľajego |
| Locative | *dobľijemь | *dobľiji | *dobľijemь |
| Dative | *dobľujemu | *dobľiji | *dobľujemu |
| Instrumental | *dobľijimi | *dobľǫjǫ | *dobľijimi |
| Vocative | *dobľьjь | *dobľaja | *dobľeje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dobľaja | *dobľiji | *dobľiji |
| Accusative | *dobľaja | *dobľiji | *dobľiji |
| Genitive | *dobľuju | *dobľuju | *dobľuju |
| Locative | *dobľuju | *dobľuju | *dobľuju |
| Dative | *dobľijima | *dobľijima | *dobľijima |
| Instrumental | *dobľijima | *dobľijima | *dobľijima |
| Vocative | *dobľaja | *dobľiji | *dobľiji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dobľiji | *dobľęję | *dobľaja |
| Accusative | *dobľęję | *dobľęję | *dobľaja |
| Genitive | *dobľьjixъ | *dobľьjixъ | *dobľьjixъ |
| Locative | *dobľijixъ | *dobľijixъ | *dobľijixъ |
| Dative | *dobľijimъ | *dobľijimъ | *dobľijimъ |
| Instrumental | *dobľijimi | *dobľijimi | *dobľijimi |
| Vocative | *dobľiji | *dobľęję | *dobľaja |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰh₂ebʰ- (0 c, 7 e)
Derived terms
- *dobľestь (“honour”)
- *dobľestьnъ (“valiant, noble”)
- *dobľьstvo (“bravery”)
- *dobľьnъ (“noble, brave”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: до́блии (dóblij)
- Russian: до́блий (dóblij) (archaic)
- Old East Slavic: до́блии (dóblij)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: добль (doblĭ)
- Bulgarian: доблен (doblen) (archaic)
- Slovene: dóbelj
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*doblь(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 40
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dobļь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109: “adj. jo ‘strong’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “dobjь dobja dobje”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b tapper (PR 136)”