Russian

Numeral

о́ба • ‎(óba) m, n, о́бе f ‎(óbe)

1. both

Declension

Usage notes

• The usage pattern is the same as that found with два ‎(dva):
  • о́ба ‎(óba) and о́бе ‎(óbe) in the nominative or accusative case govern the genitive singular of the noun. While the noun in a nominative construction is in the genitive singular following о́ба ‎(óba) or о́бе ‎(óbe), an intervening adjective will be in the genitive plural (if masculine or neuter) or nominative plural (if feminine):
    • о́ба бе́лых стола́ — both white tables
    • о́ба но́вых окна́ — both new windows
    • о́бе хоро́шие кни́ги — both good books
  • In the other cases, о́ба ‎(óba) or о́бе ‎(óbe) and any intervening adjective must all agree with the case of the noun:
    • с обо́ими ру́сскими солда́тами — with both Russian soldiers
    • об обе́их англи́йских кни́гах — about both English books
• The masculine genitive singular form обо́его ‎(obójevo) is an anomaly that sees only limited use:
  • обо́его по́ла — of both sexes

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôba/
• Hyphenation: о‧ба

Noun

о̏ба m, n ‎(Latin spelling ȍba)

1. both (for masculine and neuter pairs)

Declension

Related terms

• о̏бје/о̏бе (for feminine pairs)