двойственный

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdvojstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj]

Adjective

дво́йственный • (dvójstvennyj)

  1. dual; double; twofold (consisting of two parts, or a pair of something)
    дво́йственный многогра́нникdvójstvennyj mnogogránnikdual polyhedron
  2. double; dual; biune (exhibiting duality; manifesting in two forms or ways)
  3. bipartite (having two parties)
    дво́йственное соглаше́ниеdvójstvennoje soglašénijebipartite agreement
  4. (grammar) dual (pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something)
    дво́йственное число́dvójstvennoje čislódual number
  5. (figurative) two-faced, double-faced; duplicitous (marked by deliberate deceptiveness)
    дво́йственная поли́тикаdvójstvennaja polítikatwo-faced policy
  6. (figurative) ambivalent; ambiguous (expressing two contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings)

Declension