Russian

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Etymology

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Related to довести (dovesti).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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до́ведь (dóvedʹf inan (genitive до́веди, nominative plural до́веди, genitive plural до́ведей or доведе́й)

  1. (checkers) king, kinged piece
    Synonym: да́мка (dámka)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Buryat: дойбод (dojbod, draughts (or a native kind of it))
  • Kazakh: дойбы (doiby, draughts)
  • Northern Selkup: топис (topis)
  • Tundra Nenets: тебко (tyebko, a native kind of draughts)
  • Yakut: дуобат (duobat, draughts)
    • Chukchi: чьумэт (draughts (or a native kind of chess))

See also

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References

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  • А.Е. Аникин (2020) Русский этимологический словарь, выпуск 14