дванаццаць

Belarusian edit

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    Cardinal: двана́ццаць (dvanáccacʹ)
    Ordinal: двана́ццаты (dvanáccaty)

Etymology edit

Compounded from два (dva) +‎ на (na) +‎ дзе́сяць (dzjésjacʹ), literally two on ten. Compare Old Church Slavonic дъва на дєсѧтє (dŭva na desęte). Other cognates include Ukrainian двана́дцять (dvanádcjatʹ) and Russian двена́дцать (dvenádcatʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dvaˈnat͡sːat͡sʲ]
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Numeral edit

двана́ццаць (dvanáccacʹ)

  1. twelve (12)

Usage notes edit

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

двана́ццаць гадо́ўdvanáccacʹ hadóŭtwelve years

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