доба
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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *doba.
Pronunciation
Noun
до́ба • (dóba) f
- (usually uncountable, obsolescent) time
Usage notes
Always preceded by adjective (тъмна, късна etc.) or demonstrative pronoun.
Declension
Declension of до́ба
Anagrams
- бода (boda)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *doba.
Pronunciation
Noun
доба • (doba) f (uncountable)
Declension
Declension of доба
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian doba/доба and Bulgarian доба (doba).
Noun
доба • (doba) f
Declension
Declension of доба (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | доба doba |
добѣ době |
добꙑ doby |
| genitive | добꙑ doby |
добоу dobu |
добъ dobŭ |
| dative | добѣ době |
добама dobama |
добамъ dobamŭ |
| accusative | добѫ dobǫ |
добѣ době |
добꙑ doby |
| instrumental | добоѭ dobojǫ |
добама dobama |
добами dobami |
| locative | добѣ době |
добоу dobu |
добахъ dobaxŭ |
| vocative | добо dobo |
добѣ době |
добꙑ doby |
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “доба”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- “доба”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”).
Pronunciation
Noun
до̑ба n (Latin spelling dȏba)
Declension
Declension of доба
Further reading
- “доба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “доба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian доба (doba, “time, period”), from Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”). Considering that sense 1 (day, nychthemeron) was absent in Old Ruthenian, it is likely a semantic loan from Polish doba.
Pronunciation
Noun
доба́ • (dobá) f inan (genitive доби́, nominative plural до́би, genitive plural діб, relational adjective добови́й)
- day, nychthemeron, day and night
- (colloquial) time
- epoch, era, period, age
Declension
Declension of доба́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “доба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “доба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “доба”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “доба”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “доба”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “доба”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “доба”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)