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    Cardinal: два́дцать (dvádcatʹ)
    Ordinal: двадца́тый (dvadcátyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 20-ый (20-yj)

Etymology

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From два (dva) +‎ -дцать (-dcatʹ), or "twice ten". This was an Old East Slavic dual form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdvat͡s(ː)ɨtʲ]
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Numeral

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два́дцать (dvádcatʹ)

  1. twenty (20)

Usage notes

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двадцать (dvadcatʹ) in the nominative case and accusative case governs the genitive plural of the noun. In other cases, it governs the corresponding plural case of the noun.

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