добро

Etymology

Nominalization of добъ́р (dobǎ́r) +‎ -о́ (-ó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [doˈbrɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

добро́ • (dobró) n (relational adjective добъ́р)

1. good, goodness

   за тво́е добро́

   za tvóe dobró

   for your own good, in your interest

   вся́ко зло за добро́

   vsjáko zlo za dobró

   a blessing in disguise

   (literally, “for each evil, there is a good”)

2. good omen
3. (uncountable) welfare

References

• “добро”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “добро”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• добро- (dobro-), бодро (bodro)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔbrɔ]
  • (Skopje) IPA^(key): [ˈdɔˑβ̞rɔ̩]

Adverb

добро • (dobro) (comparative подобро, superlative најдобро)

1. well, alright, fine, okay

   Synonym: арно (arno)

   Antonym: недобро (nedobro)

Noun

добро • (dobro) n

1. (economics) good

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic добръ (dobrŭ), in turn from Proto-Slavic *dòbrъ.

Etymology 2

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From до̏бар.

Etymology 3

From до̏бар.

Etymology 4

References

• “добро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “добро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “добро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “добро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic добръ (dobrŭ), in turn from Proto-Slavic *dòbrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɔˈbrɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

добро́ • (dobró) n inan (genitive добра́, uncountable)

1. good (that which is correct or helpful)
2. goods, property

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “добро”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “добро”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “добро”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “добро”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)