Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobľь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (to model, fashion).

Adjective

*dòbľь[1][2]

  1. honest, noble

Declension

Indefinite declension of *dobľь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobľь *dobľa *dobľe
genitive *dobľa *dobľę̇ *dobľa
dative *dobľu *dobľi *dobľu
accusative *dobľь *dobľǫ *dobľe
instrumental *dobľemь *dobľejǫ *dobľemь
locative *dobľi *dobľi *dobľi
vocative *dobľu *dobľe *dobľe
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobľa *dobľi *dobľi
genitive *dobľu *dobľu *dobľu
dative *dobľema *dobľama *dobľema
accusative *dobľa *dobľi *dobľi
instrumental *dobľema *dobľama *dobľema
locative *dobľu *dobľu *dobľu
vocative *dobľa *dobľi *dobľi
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobľi *dobľę̇ *dobľa
genitive *dobľь *dobľь *dobľь
dative *dobľemъ *dobľamъ *dobľemъ
accusative *dobľę̇ *dobľę̇ *dobľa
instrumental *dobľi *dobľami *dobľi
locative *dobľixъ *dobľaxъ *dobľixъ
vocative *dobľi *dobľę̇ *dobľa
Definite declension of *dobľь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobľьjь *dobľaja *dobľeje
genitive *dobľajego *dobľę̇ję̇ *dobľajego
dative *dobľujemu *dobľiji *dobľujemu
accusative *dobľьjь *dobľǫjǫ *dobľeje
instrumental *dobľijimь *dobľǫjǫ *dobľijimь
locative *dobľijemь *dobľiji *dobľijemь
vocative *dobľьjь *dobľaja *dobľeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobľaja *dobľiji *dobľiji
genitive *dobľuju *dobľuju *dobľuju
dative *dobľijima *dobľijima *dobľijima
accusative *dobľaja *dobľiji *dobľiji
instrumental *dobľijima *dobľijima *dobľijima
locative *dobľuju *dobľuju *dobľuju
vocative *dobľaja *dobľiji *dobľiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dobľiji *dobľę̇ję̇ *dobľaja
genitive *dobľьjixъ *dobľьjixъ *dobľьjixъ
dative *dobľijimъ *dobľijimъ *dobľijimъ
accusative *dobľę̇ję̇ *dobľę̇ję̇ *dobľaja
instrumental *dobľijimi *dobľijimi *dobľijimi
locative *dobľijixъ *dobľijixъ *dobľijixъ
vocative *dobľiji *dobľę̇ję̇ *dobľaja
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰh₂ebʰ- (0 c, 7 e)

Derived terms

  • *dobľestь (honour)
  • *dobľьstvo (bravery)
  • *dobľьnъ (noble, brave)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: до́бль (dóblĭ)
      • Russian: до́блий (dóblij) (archaic)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: добл҄ь (doblʹĭ)
    • Bulgarian: доблен (doblen) (archaic)
    • Slovene: dóbelj

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*doblь(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 40

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dobļь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109:adj. jo ‘strong’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dobjь dobja dobje”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b tapper (PR 136)