dobro

See also: Dobro

English

A dobro style guitar with metal resonator.

Etymology

From the trade name "Dobro", used by Gibson Guitar Corporation, from Dopyera or Dopjera, name of the inventors + brothers, also punning on Slovak dobro (“good”).

Noun

dobro (plural dobros)

1. (music) An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator

Anagrams

• boord, brood, droob

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdobro]

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• Hyphenation: dob‧ro

Noun

dobro n

1. good

Antonyms

• zlo n

Related terms

• dobrák m
• dobrovolník m
• dobročinnost f
• dobrý m
• dobrovolný m

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Ladino

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian dobar, добар, from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ (“good”).

Adjective

dobro (feminine dobra, masculine plural dobros, feminine plural dobras)

1. good

   Synonym: bueno

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔb.rɔ/

• Audio:

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Noun

dobro n

1. (singular only) good
2. (usually in plural) a good
3. (plural only) estate, landed property

Declension

Declension of dobro

	singular	plural
nominative	dobro	dobra
genitive	dobra	dóbr
dative	dobru	dobrom
accusative	dobro	dobra
instrumental	dobrem	dobrami
locative	dobru	dobrach
vocative	dobro	dobra

Antonyms

• (good): zło

Further reading

• dobro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese dobro, from Latin dūplus. Compare the borrowed doublet duplo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.βɾu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.bɾu/
• Hyphenation: do‧bro

Noun

dobro m (plural s)

1. double

Related terms

• dobrar
• dobre

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.βɾu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.bɾu/
• Hyphenation: do‧bro

Verb

dobro

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒbro/
• Hyphenation: dob‧ro

Noun

dòbro m (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)

1. Name of the letter <d> in the Glagolitic alphabet.

Etymology 2

From dȍbar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒbro/
• Hyphenation: dob‧ro

Noun

dòbro n (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)

1. property, estate
2. well-being, welfare, sake

Declension

Declension of dobro

	singular	plural
nominative	dòbro	dobra
genitive	dòbra	dobárā
dative	dobru	dobrima
accusative	dobro	dobra
vocative	dobro	dobra
locative	dobru	dobrima
instrumental	dobrom	dobrima

Etymology 3

From dȍbar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒbro/
• Hyphenation: dob‧ro

Adverb

dòbro (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)

1. well

Etymology 4

From English dobro, in turn from Slovak dobro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒbro/
• Hyphenation: dob‧ro

Noun

dòbro m (Cyrillic spelling до̀бро)

1. dobro (acoustic guitar)

References

• “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “dobro” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.bro/

Etymology 1

From the adjective dobrý.

Noun

dobro n

1. good

Declension

Declension of dobro

	singular	plural
nominative	dobro	dobrá
genitive	dobra	dobier
dative	dobru	dobrám
accusative	dobro	dobrá
locative	dobre	dobrách
instrumental	dobrom	dobrami

Etymology 2

Noun

dobro n

1. dobro

Declension

Declension of dobro

	singular	plural
nominative	dobro	dobrá
genitive	dobra	dobier
dative	dobru	dobrám
accusative	dobro	dobrá
locative	dobre	dobrách
instrumental	dobrom	dobrami

Further reading

• “dobro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ̀ːbrɔ/

Adverb

dóbro (comparative bọ̑lje or bọ̑ljše, superlative nȁjbọ̑lje or nȁjbọ̑ljše)

1. well, good

   Antonym: slabọ̑

Derived terms

• predóbro