шаснаццаць

Belarusian

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    Cardinal: шасна́ццаць (šasnáccacʹ)
    Ordinal: шасна́ццаты (šasnáccaty)

Etymology

Compounded from шэсць (šescʹ) +‎ на (na) +‎ дзе́сяць (dzjésjacʹ), literally six on ten. Compare Old Church Slavonic шесть на десѧте (šestĭ na desęte). Other cognates include Ukrainian шістна́дцять (šistnádcjatʹ) and Russian шестна́дцать (šestnádcatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂaˈsnat͡sːat͡sʲ]
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Numeral

шасна́ццаць • (šasnáccacʹ)

  1. sixteen (16)

Usage notes

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

шасна́ццаць гадо́ўšasnáccacʹ hadóŭsixteen years

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