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6
    Cardinal: шестьдеся́т (šestʹdesját)
    Ordinal: шестидеся́тый (šestidesjátyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 60-ый (60-yj)

Etymology

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Compounded from шесть (šestʹ) +‎ де́сять (désjatʹ), literally six tens. Де́сят was the Old East Slavic genitive plural, which is required by numbers пять (pjatʹ, 5) and up.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʂɨzʲdʲɪˈsʲat]
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  • (colloquial or fast speech) IPA(key): [ʂɨ(j)ɪˈsʲat] (phonetic respelling: шееся́т)

Numeral

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шестьдеся́т (šestʹdesját)

  1. sixty (60)

Usage notes

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шестьдесят (šestʹdesjat) 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.

Declension

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