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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From *dòbrъ (“good”) + *-ęťь.
Adjective
*dobrę̀ťь[1][2]
- good, kind
Declension
Indefinite declension of *dobręťь (soft)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dobręťь
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*dobręťa
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*dobręťe
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| genitive
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*dobręťa
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*dobręťę̇
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*dobręťa
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| dative
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*dobręťu
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťu
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| accusative
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*dobręťь
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*dobręťǫ
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*dobręťe
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| instrumental
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*dobręťemь
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*dobręťejǫ
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*dobręťemь
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| locative
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťi
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| vocative
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*dobręťu
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*dobręťe
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*dobręťe
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dobręťa
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťi
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| genitive
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*dobręťu
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*dobręťu
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*dobręťu
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| dative
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*dobręťema
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*dobręťama
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*dobręťema
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| accusative
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*dobręťa
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťi
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| instrumental
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*dobręťema
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*dobręťama
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*dobręťema
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| locative
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*dobręťu
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*dobręťu
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*dobręťu
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| vocative
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*dobręťa
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťi
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťę̇
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*dobręťa
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| genitive
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*dobręťь
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*dobręťь
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*dobręťь
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| dative
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*dobręťemъ
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*dobręťamъ
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*dobręťemъ
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| accusative
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*dobręťę̇
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*dobręťę̇
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*dobręťa
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| instrumental
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťami
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*dobręťi
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| locative
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*dobręťixъ
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*dobręťaxъ
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*dobręťixъ
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| vocative
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*dobręťi
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*dobręťę̇
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*dobręťa
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Definite declension of *dobręťь (soft)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dobręťьjь
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*dobręťaja
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*dobręťeje
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| genitive
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*dobręťajego
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*dobręťę̇ję̇
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*dobręťajego
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| dative
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*dobręťujemu
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťujemu
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| accusative
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*dobręťьjь
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*dobręťǫjǫ
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*dobręťeje
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| instrumental
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*dobręťijimь
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*dobręťǫjǫ
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*dobręťijimь
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| locative
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*dobręťijemь
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťijemь
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| vocative
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*dobręťьjь
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*dobręťaja
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*dobręťeje
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dobręťaja
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťiji
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| genitive
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*dobręťuju
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*dobręťuju
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*dobręťuju
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| dative
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*dobręťijima
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*dobręťijima
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*dobręťijima
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| accusative
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*dobręťaja
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťiji
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| instrumental
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*dobręťijima
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*dobręťijima
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*dobręťijima
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| locative
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*dobręťuju
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*dobręťuju
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*dobręťuju
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| vocative
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*dobręťaja
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťiji
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťę̇ję̇
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*dobręťaja
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| genitive
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*dobręťьjixъ
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*dobręťьjixъ
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*dobręťьjixъ
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| dative
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*dobręťijimъ
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*dobręťijimъ
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*dobręťijimъ
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| accusative
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*dobręťę̇ję̇
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*dobręťę̇ję̇
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*dobręťaja
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| instrumental
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*dobręťijimi
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*dobręťijimi
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*dobręťijimi
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| locative
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*dobręťijixъ
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*dobręťijixъ
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*dobręťijixъ
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| vocative
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*dobręťiji
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*dobręťę̇ję̇
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*dobręťaja
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *добрѧчь (*dobręčĭ)
- Old Ruthenian: *добрѧ́чїй (*dobrjáčij)
- Ukrainian: добря́чий (dobrjáčyj)
- Russian: добря́чий (dobrjáčij) (dialectal)
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “dobręťь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 294
- ^ Anikin, A. E. (2021) “добря́чий”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 15 (друг – еренга), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 228: “*dobr-ęťь < *dobr-ęt-jь ― *dobr-ęťʹ < *dobr-ęt-jʹ”