doubí

See also: dòubǐ and dòubī

Czech

Etymology

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

Noun

doubí n (collective, singular only)

  1. oak vegetation
  2. snarl of oak branches

Declension
Declension of doubí
singulare tantum
nominative doubí
genitive doubí
dative doubí
accusative doubí
vocative doubí
locative doubí
instrumental doubím

Synonyms

References
  1. "dub" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 160.

Further reading
  • doubí in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • doubí in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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