doubí

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See also: dòubǐ and dòubī

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dǫbъ (oak), which has not been explained yet. It could be an innovation appearing because of a taboo (since oak was a sacred tree). There are some attempts to connect it with e.g. Proto-Indo-European *dem- (build), *dʰeu-bʰ- (dark), *dʰeu-b- (deep) or *dʰembʰ (beat).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdou̯biː]
  • Hyphenation: dou‧bí

Noun

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doubí n (collective, singular only)

  1. oak vegetation
    Synonyms: doubrava, dubina, dubí, duboví
  2. snarl of oak branches

Declension

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adjective
nouns

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “dub”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 160

Further reading

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  • doubí in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • doubí in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • doubí in Internetová jazyková příručka

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