oba

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Yoruba

Noun[edit]

oba (plural obas)

  1. Former title of a king in Benin
  2. Now the title of a local chief in Nigeria

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

oba

  1. both

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to ūf

Preposition[edit]

oba

  1. above

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

oba m, n

  1. both

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *oba

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ôba/
  • Hyphenation: o‧ba

Noun[edit]

ȍba m, n (Cyrillic spelling о̏ба)

  1. both (for masculine and neuter pair)

Declension[edit]

declension of oba
m & n f *
nominative ȍba ȍbje, ȍbe
genitive obàjū obìjū
dative obàma objèma, obèma
accusative ȍba ȍbje, ȍbe
vocative ȍba ȍbje, ȍbe
locative obàma objèma, obèma
instrumental obàma objèma, obèma
* Feminine forms listed in Ijekavian and Ekavian pairs.

Related terms[edit]

Volapük[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

oba

  1. (possessive) (genitive singular of ob) my, of mine

Synonyms[edit]

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