-obla

Esperanto

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈobla/
  • Hyphenation: o‧bla
  • Rhymes: -obla

Suffix

-obla

  1. -fold
    ‎du (“two”) + ‎-obla → ‎duobla (“twofold, double”)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with -opa; the meanings sometimes but not always overlap. -obl- indicates multiplication by a given quantity, whereas -op- indicates coming in groups of that quantity.

kvarobla prezo ― a price four times greater
kvaropa prezo ― a price for a group of four items

Derived terms
Esperanto terms suffixed with -obla
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