обабіч

Ukrainian

Etymology

From оба́ (obá) +‎ -біч (-bič, combining form of бік (bik)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈbabʲit͡ʃ]

Adverb

оба́біч • (obábič)

1. on both sides, on each side, on either side
2. from both sides

Preposition

оба́біч • (obábič) (+ genitive case)

1. on both sides of, on each side of, on either side of
2. (rare) by the side of (:path, road, etc.)

   Synonym: збо́ку (zbóku)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “обабіч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “обабіч”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “обабіч”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “обабіч”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “обабіч”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)