пятнаццаць

Belarusian edit

Belarusian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: пятна́ццаць (pjatnáccacʹ)
    Ordinal: пятна́ццаты (pjatnáccaty)

Etymology edit

Compounded from пяць (pjacʹ) +‎ на (na) +‎ дзе́сяць (dzjésjacʹ), literally five on ten. Compare Old Church Slavonic пѧть на дєсѧтє (pętĭ na desęte). Other cognates include Ukrainian п'ятна́дцять (pʺjatnádcjatʹ) and Russian пятна́дцать (pjatnádcatʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲatˈnat͡sːat͡sʲ]
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Numeral edit

пятна́ццаць (pjatnáccacʹ)

  1. fifteen (15)

Usage notes edit

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

пятна́ццаць гадо́ўpjatnáccacʹ hadóŭfifteen years

Declension edit

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