Esperanto

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Esperanto numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: du
    Ordinal: dua
    Adverbial: due
    Multiplier: duobla, duopa
    Fractional: duona, duono

Etymology

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From du (two) +‎ -obla (fold).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [duˈobla]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -obla
  • Hyphenation: du‧o‧bla

Adjective

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duobla (accusative singular duoblan, plural duoblaj, accusative plural duoblajn)

  1. double; twofold; multiplied by two;

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with duopa ("in a group or groups of two"); the meanings sometimes but not always overlap.

duobla prezoa price twice as great
duopa prezoa price for a group of two items

Derived terms

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