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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic обручь (obručĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obrǫčь (“wrist, bracelet, ring”), from *ob + *rǫka (“arm, hand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
о́бруч • (óbruč) m inan (genitive о́бруча, nominative plural о́бручи, genitive plural обруче́й)
- hoop
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obrǫčь.
Pronunciation
Noun
о̏брӯч m inan (Latin spelling ȍbrūč)
- tire (of wheel)
- hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
- encirclement, ring (also figuratively)
Declension
Further reading
- “обруч”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025