dobrý

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See also: dobry and Dobrý

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dobrý, from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dob‧rý

Adjective

dobrý (comparative lepší, superlative nejlepší, adverb dobře)

  1. good
    Dobrý denHello (literally "good day")
    Dobrou chuťbon appetit
  2. (not comparable) the third best mark in the 5-grade scale at Czech schools

Declension

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Further reading

  • dobrý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • dobrý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • dobrý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Anagrams

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdobrɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdobriː/, /ˈdobrɛj/

Adjective

dobrý (short form dobr, comparative lepší, superlative najlepší, short comparative lepí)

  1. good
    dobrý dengood day
    dobré jutro / dobrojtrogood morning
    dobrý večergood evening

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: dobrý

Further reading

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.

Adjective

dobrý (comparative lepší, superlative najlepší)

  1. good (apt, as wanted or expected)
  2. good (moral, ethical)
  3. good (satisfactory in quality (taste), suitable for the given purpose; excellent, valuable, quality)
  4. (of people or their social class) noble
  5. good (kind, nice, willing to help)
  6. good (useful, beneficial)
  7. good (favorable, pleasant, satisfactory, positive)
  8. (of a relationship) good (stable; strong; healthy)
  9. (of a measurement) good (having a large size; lasting a long time)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “dobrý”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dobrý, from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dobrý (comparative lepší, superlative najlepší, adverb dobre)

  1. good

Declension

Further reading

  • dobrý”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024