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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
до́брий • (dóbryj) (comparative кра́щий or лі́пший or добрі́ший[1], superlative найкра́щий or найлі́пший or найдобрі́ший[1], adverb до́бре)
- good, benign, genial, gentle, kind, kindly
- good (having positive qualities; useful for a particular purpose)
- good, tasty (food)
Usage notes
добрі́ший and найдобрі́ший are relatively rare forms and are generally restricted to the first sense ('benign', 'kind', 'kindly').
Declension
Declension of до́брий (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “добрий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “добрий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “добрий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “добрий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)