dobët

Albanian

Etymology

From dialectal i udobë (“easy”), from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic удобь (udobĭ, “easy”) and Serbo-Croatian udoban (“comfortable”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dobъ (“good, well, nice”).[1][2] Orel describes it as derived from an earlier dobë, whence dobi (“benefit”), borrowed into Albanian from a South Slavic language, and ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *dobъ, which itself is not attested South Slavic, where *dobrъ is widespread.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔbət]

Adjective

i dobët

  1. weak, feeble
  2. flimsy
  3. skinny, slender, slim
  4. bad

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “strong”): fortë
  • (antonym(s) of “great”): betë

References
  1. Omari, Anila (2012) “dobët”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 298-299
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “dobët”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 396
  3. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dobët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
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