дваццаць

Belarusian

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    Cardinal: два́ццаць (dváccacʹ)
    Ordinal: двацца́ты (dvaccáty)

Etymology

Compounded from два (dva) +‎ дзе́сяць (dzjésjacʹ), literally two tens. Compare Old Church Slavonic дъва дєсѧти (dŭva desęti). Other cognates include Ukrainian два́дцять (dvádcjatʹ) and Russian два́дцать (dvádcatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdvat͡sːat͡sʲ]
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Numeral

два́ццаць • (dváccacʹ)

  1. twenty

Usage notes

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

два́ццаць ме́траўdváccacʹ mjétraŭtwenty metres

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • дваццаціго́ддзе (dvaccacihóddzje)
  • дваццацігадо́вы (dvaccacihadóvy)