doba

See also: dobā

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CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”) probably comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰabʰ- (“appropriate”), which is also connected with Lithuanian dabà (“nature, character”) and dabar̃ (“now”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadaban, “be appropriate”), so it is possible that originally it meant "appropriate time" which later changed just into "time".

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoba/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -oba
• Hyphenation: do‧ba

NounEdit

doba f

1. age (particular period of time in history)
2. period
3. (music) beat

DeclensionEdit

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	doba	doby
genitive	doby	dob
dative	době	dobám
accusative	dobu	doby
vocative	dobo	doby
locative	době	dobách
instrumental	dobou	dobami

Derived termsEdit

• dobový
• dlouhodobý
• krátkodobý
• období
• zkušební doba f
• doba ledová f
• doba kamenná f
• doba bronzová f

ReferencesEdit

Further readingEdit

• doba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• doba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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LatvianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

doba

1. genitive singular masculine form of dobs
2. nominative singular feminine form of dobs

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PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.ba/

• audio

  (file)

NounEdit

doba f

1. day (full 24 hours)
2. (figuratively) era

DeclensionEdit

declension of doba

	singular	plural
nominative	doba	doby
genitive	doby	dób
dative	dobie	dobom
accusative	dobę	doby
instrumental	dobą	dobami
locative	dobie	dobach
vocative	dobo	doby

Further readingEdit

• doba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dôːba/
• Hyphenation: do‧ba

NounEdit

dȏba n (Cyrillic spelling до̑ба)

1. time
2. age, epoch, era

   Zima je godišnje doba, proljeće i ljeto su godišnja doba.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of doba

	singular	plural
nominative	doba	doba
genitive	doba	doba
dative	dobu	dobima
accusative	doba	doba
vocative	doba	doba
locative	dobu	dobima
instrumental	dobom	dobima

See alsoEdit

• čas
• godišnja doba
• godišnje doba

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SloveneEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ̀ːba/
• Tonal orthography: dóba

NounEdit

dôba f (genitive dôbe, nominative plural dôbe)

1. period
2. age

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dôba (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dôba	dôbi	dôbe
accusative	dôbo	dôbi	dôbe
genitive	dôbe	dôb	dôb
dative	dôbi	dôbama	dôbam
locative	dôbi	dôbah	dôbah
instrumental	dôbo	dôbama	dôbami