васямнаццаць

Belarusian edit

Belarusian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: васямна́ццаць (vasjamnáccacʹ)
    Ordinal: васямна́ццаты (vasjamnáccaty)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian осмъна́дцать (osmnádcatʹ), from earlier осмъна́десѧть (osmnádesjatʹ). Compounded from во́сем (vósjem) +‎ на (na) +‎ дзе́сяць (dzjésjacʹ), literally eight on ten. Compare with Old Church Slavonic осмь на дєсѧтє (osmĭ na desęte). Other cognates include Ukrainian вісімна́дцять (visimnádcjatʹ) and Russian восемна́дцать (vosemnádcatʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vasʲamˈnat͡sːat͡sʲ]

Numeral edit

васямна́ццаць (vasjamnáccacʹ)

  1. eighteen (18)

Usage notes edit

Васямна́ццаць in the nominative case governs the genitive plural of the noun.

васямна́ццаць гадо́ўvasjamnáccacʹ hadóŭeighteen years

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