doba

See also: dobā

Czech

Etymology

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".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoba/

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• Rhymes: -oba
• Hyphenation: do‧ba

Noun

doba f

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

Declension

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 terms

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

Further reading

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

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Latvian

Adjective

doba

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

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.ba/

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Noun

doba f

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

Declension

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *doba (“time”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dȏba n (Cyrillic spelling до̑ба)

1. time
2. age, epoch, era

Declension

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 also

• čas

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Slovene

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dôba f (genitive dôbe, nominative plural dôbe)

1. period
2. age

Declension

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