dobët

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Albanian

Etymology

From dialectal i udobë (easy), from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic оудобь (udobĭ, easy) and Serbo-Croatian udoban (comfortable); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dobъ (good, well, nice).[1][2] Orel describes it as derived from an earlier dobë, whence dobi (benefit), borrowed into Albanian from a South Slavic language, and ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *dobъ, which itself is not attested South Slavic, where *dobrъ is widespread.[3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

i dobët

  1. weak, feeble
  2. flimsy
  3. skinny, slender, slim
  4. bad

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of strong): fortë
  • (antonym(s) of great): betë

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “dobët”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 298-299
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “dobët”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 396
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dobët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

Further reading

  • “dobët”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • dobët”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006