abi
Pronunciation: [abi]
“abi” is a Latvian word. Its 2 meanings in English:
adjective
- both (one and the other of two)
- both (the two previously mentioned)
Etymology
From an earlier abu, still dialectally attested (abi was originally the feminine/neuter dual form), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *abōˀ (“both”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, possibly prefixed with *Ho, an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognates include Lithuanian abù, abi̇̀, Old Prussian abbai, Old Church Slavonic оба (oba),…
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