обуза
Russian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈbuzə]
Noun
обу́за • (obúza) f inan (genitive обу́зы, nominative plural обу́зы, genitive plural обу́з)
- burden, load
- (figuratively) drag, liability, lame duck
Declension
Declension of обу́за (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | обу́за obúza | обу́зы obúzy |
| genitive | обу́зы obúzy | обу́з obúz |
| dative | обу́зе obúze | обу́зам obúzam |
| accusative | обу́зу obúzu | обу́зы obúzy |
| instrumental | обу́зой, обу́зою obúzoj, obúzoju | обу́зами obúzami |
| prepositional | обу́зе obúze | обу́зах obúzax |
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “обуза”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress