Belarusian edit

Belarusian numbers (edit)
400
 ←  30  ←  39 40 41  →  50  → 
4
    Cardinal: со́рак (sórak)
    Ordinal: саракавы́ (sarakavý)

Etymology edit

From Old East Slavic сорокъ (sorokŭ, a bunch of 40 sable pelts). Cognates include Russian со́рок (sórok) and Ukrainian со́рок (sórok); further origin is unknown.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsorak]
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Numeral edit

со́рак (sórak)

  1. forty (40)

Usage notes edit

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

со́рак ме́траўsórak mjétraŭforty metres

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