дзявяцера

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian де́в'ятеро (dévʺjatero) and Russian де́вятеро (dévjatero).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʲaˈvʲat͡sʲera]

Determiner

дзявя́цера • (dzjavjácjera)

1. nine

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас дзявя́цера сане́й

   U nas dzjavjácjera sanjéj

   We have nine sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ дзявя́цера дзяце́й

   U jahó dzjavjácjera dzjacjéj

   He has nine children

2. nine of...

   Дзявя́цера з іх

   Dzjavjácjera z ix

   Nine of them

Usage notes

Дзявяцера is used with nouns that only have a plural form (pluralia tantum). It can also be used to denote a number of people. The nominative and accusative cases of a collective numeral govern the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Declension

Declension of дзявя́цера

		plural
nominative		дзявя́цера dzjavjácjera
genitive		дзевяцяры́х dzjevjacjarýx
dative		дзевяцяры́м dzjevjacjarým
accusative	animate	дзевяцяры́х dzjevjacjarýx
	inanimate	дзявя́цера dzjavjácjera
instrumental		дзевяцяры́мі dzjevjacjarými
locative		дзевяцяры́х dzjevjacjarýx

See also

• (collective numerals) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), чацвёра (čacvjóra), пяцёра (pjacjóra), шасцёра (šascjóra), сямёра (sjamjóra), васьмёра (vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера (dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера (dzjasjácjera)