второй

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Russian

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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: второ́й (vtorój)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2-о́й (2-ój)
    Adverbial: два́жды (dváždy)
    Multiplier: двойно́й (dvojnój), двоя́кий (dvojákij), двукра́тный (dvukrátnyj)
    Collective: дво́е (dvóje), о́ба (óba)
    Fractional: полови́на (polovína)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъtorъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (more apart), from *wi (asunder) + comparative suffix *-teros. Cognate with Ukrainian вівто́рок (vivtórok), Belarusian аўторак (aŭtórak), Bulgarian втори (vtori), Czech úterý, Polish wtóry, Upper Sorbian wutora, German wieder, English wither, maybe ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros).

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Adjective

второ́й (vtorój)

  1. second
  2. upper

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