добро
/[dɐˈbro] | [dɐˈbro] | [ˈdobrə] | [dɐˈbro]/
Russiannounparticleadvadj
Grammatical form
добро is the short neuter singular form of до́брый — “good”.
Definitions
- 1.good (that which is ethical or moral, the opposite of evil)
- 2.goods, property
— Я превращу в пыль все товары, и все столы, и всё оборудование этой презренной лавки! — Ты с ума сошёл! — вконец возмутился Волька.— Ведь это государственное добро, старая ты балда!
Starik Xottabyč — “I’ll turn all the goods, all the tables and all the equipment of this despicable shop into dust!” “You’re mad!” Volka said, really angry by now. “Don’t you know that’s government property, you old dope!”
- 3.stuff
- 4.the name of the letter д in the ancient Slavonic or old Russian alphabet
- 5.colloquialgreen light, consent, permission, the OK
Комите́т дал добро́ на пока́з но́вого фи́льма.
Komitét dal dobró na pokáz nóvovo fílʹma. — The committee has given the go-ahead for screening the new film.
- 6.okay
- 7.kindly
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic добръ (dobrŭ), in turn from Proto-Slavic *dòbrъ.
Forms
- добро́canonical • inanimate • neuter
- dobróromanization
- добра́genitive
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | добро́ | — |
| Genitive | добра́ | — |
| Dative | добру́ | — |
| Accusative | добро́ | — |
| Instrumental | добро́м, добро́мъ (archaic) | — |
| Prepositional | добре́, добрѣ́ | — |
Nominative
Singular
добро́
Plural
—
Genitive
Singular
добра́
Plural
—
Dative
Singular
добру́
Plural
—
Accusative
Singular
добро́
Plural
—
Instrumental
Singular
добро́м, добро́мъ (archaic)
Plural
—
Prepositional
Singular
добре́, добрѣ́
Plural
—