доба
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | до́ба dóba |
до́би1 dóbi1 |
| definite | до́бата dóbata |
до́бите1 dóbite1 |
1Rare.
Anagrams
- бода (boda)
Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian doba/доба and Bulgarian доба (doba).
Noun
доба (doba) f
Declension
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
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
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *doba.
Pronunciation
Noun
доба • (doba) f (uncountable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | доба (doba) |
| definite unspecified | добата (dobata) |
| definite proximal | добава (dobava) |
| definite distal | добана (dobana) |
| vocative | добо (dobo) |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”).
Pronunciation
Noun
до̑ба n (Latin spelling dȏba)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | доба | доба |
| genitive | доба | доба |
| dative | добу | добима |
| accusative | доба | доба |
| vocative | доба | доба |
| locative | добу | добима |
| instrumental | добом | добима |
Further reading
- “доба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- “доба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | доба́ dobá |
до́би dóby |
| genitive | доби́ dobý |
діб dib |
| dative | добі́ dobí |
до́бам dóbam |
| accusative | добу́ dobú |
до́би dóby |
| instrumental | добо́ю dobóju |
до́бами dóbamy |
| locative | добі́ dobí |
до́бах dóbax |
| vocative | до́бо dóbo |
до́би dóby |
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 (2010–2025), “доба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), 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)