двуглавый

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Russian

Etymology

дву- (dvu-) +‎ глава́ (glavá) +‎ -ый (-yj)

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Adjective

двугла́вый (dvuglávyj)

  1. two-headed, double-headed
    двугла́вый орёлdvuglávyj orjóldouble-headed eagle
    • 1842, Николай Гоголь, “Том I, Глава 1”, in Мёртвые души; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Dead Souls, London: Chatto & Windus, 1922:
      Чаще же всего заметно было потемневших двуглавых государственных орлов, которые теперь уже заменены лаконическою надписью: «Питейный дом».
      Čašče že vsevo zametno bylo potemnevšix dvuglavyx gosudarstvennyx orlov, kotoryje teperʹ uže zameneny lakoničeskoju nadpisʹju: «Pitejnyj dom».
      But the sign most frequently to be discerned was the insignia of the State, the double-headed eagle (now replaced, in this connection, with the laconic inscription "Dramshop").

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