doubí

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 eg. 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

Synonyms

  • doubrava
  • dubina
  • dubí
  • duboví

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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