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Albanian
Etymology
From dialectal i udobë (“easy”), from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic удобь (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
- weak, feeble
- flimsy
- skinny, slender, slim
- bad
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “strong”): fortë
- (antonym(s) of “great”): betë
References
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “dobët”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 298-299
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “dobët”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 396
- ^ 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