дорогой

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ. Doublet of драго́й (dragój), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

дорого́й (dorogój) (comparative (по)доро́же, superlative дорожа́йший)

  1. dear, precious
  2. expensive
    Antonym: дешёвый (dešóvyj)
Usage notes
  • In the sense of "my dear", this word is not restricted to use between men and women, but is quite common between friends of the same sex, or a teacher to any of his students without regard to sex. When used between men, мой дорогой (moj dorogoj) usually is not translated, since English does not possess a good unisex counterpart to this.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

доро́гой (dorógojf inan

  1. instrumental singular of доро́га (doróga)