четыре

See also: четꙑре

Russian

Russian numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: четы́ре (četýre)
    Ordinal: четвёртый (četvjórtyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4-ый (4-yj)
    Adverbial: четы́режды (četýreždy)
    Multiplier: четверно́й (četvernój), четырехкра́тный (četyrexkrátnyj)
    Collective: че́тверо (čétvero)
    Fractional: четвёртая (četvjórtaja), четверти́на (četvertína), че́тверть (čétvertʹ)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic четꙑре (četyre), from Proto-Slavic *četỳre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ketū́res, Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognates include Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah, Sanskrit चत्वार (catvā́ra-, m.pl.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈtɨrʲɪ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈtɨrʲe]

Numeral

четы́ре • (četýre)

  1. four (4)

Usage notes

четыре, in the nominative case or accusative case, even in compounds (24, 34, 44, 104, etc.), governs various forms of the corresponding noun and intervening adjective or adjectival participle. See два (dva) for more information.

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