dobët

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From dialectal i udobë (“easy”), from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic удобь (udobĭ, “easy”) and Serbo-Croatian udoban (“comfortable”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dobъ (“good, well, nice”).^[1]^[2] Orel describes it as derived from an earlier dobë, whence dobi (“benefit”), borrowed into Albanian from a South Slavic language, and ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *dobъ, which itself is not attested South Slavic, where *dobrъ is widespread.^[3]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈdɔbət]

Adjective edit

i dobët

Synonyms edit

ligshtë, ligë, shtirë
keq

Antonyms edit

(antonym(s) of "strong"): fortë
(antonym(s) of "great"): betë

Related terms edit

dobi

References edit

^ Omari, Anila (2012) “dobët”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 298-299
^ Topalli, K. (2017) “dobët”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 396
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dobët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

[1] Omari, Anila (2012) “dobët”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 298-299

[2] Topalli, K. (2017) “dobët”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 396

[3] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dobët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

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