Word of the Day

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Russian добрый (dobryj)

In Russian добрый means kind, unlike in other Slavic languages (Czech dobrý, Polish dobry, Macedonian добар, for example), where it means good. Nevertheless, it is the adjective добрый (and variations thereof) that Russians employ in their daily salutations: доброе утро = good morning, добрый день (dobryj den') = good afternoon "good day"), добрый вечер = good evening. I wonder if Russian добрый was ever used like dobrý, dobry, dobar, etc., to mean a general good.

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