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Russian
Etymology
от- (ot-) + куда́ (kudá)
Pronunciation
Adverb
отку́да • (otkúda)
- whence, from where
- Он спрятал его куда-то, откуда он вынет его, когда понадобится. ― On sprjatal jevo kuda-to, otkuda on vynet jevo, kogda ponadobitsja. ― He hid it somewhere from where he would take it out when needed.
- from which
- whence
- отку́да бы ― otkúda by ― wherever from
- отку́да ни ― otkúda ni ― wherever from
- отку́да ни возьми́сь ― otkúda ni vozʹmísʹ ― suddenly; quite unexpectedly
Related terms
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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǒtkuda/
- Hyphenation: от‧ку‧да
Adverb
о̀ткуда (Latin spelling òtkuda)
- whence, from where