обадва

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic оба дъва (oba dŭva), from Proto-Slavic *oba dъva. By surface analysis, univerbation of оба (oba) +‎ два (dva). Compare Italian ambedue, Romanian amândoi, Polish obydwa, Serbo-Croatian obadva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈbadvə]

Noun

оба́два • (obádvam pl or n pl (feminine обе́две)

  1. both
    Synonym: (more common) о́ба (óba)

Declension