васьмёра

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognate with Russian во́сьмеро (vósʹmero) and Ukrainian во́сьмеро (vósʹmero).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vaˈsʲmʲora]
• Rhymes: -ora

Determiner

васьмёра • (vasʹmjóra)

1. eight

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас васьмёра сане́й

   U nas vasʹmjóra sanjéj

   We have eight sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ васьмёра дзяце́й

   U jahó vasʹmjóra dzjacjéj

   He has eight children

2. eight of...

   Васьмёра з іх

   Vasʹmjóra z ix

   Eight of them

Usage notes

Васьмёра is used with nouns that only have a plural form (pluralia tantum). It can also be used to denote a number of people. The nominative and accusative cases of a collective numeral govern the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Declension

Declension of васьмёра

		plural
nominative		васьмёра vasʹmjóra
genitive		васьмяры́х vasʹmjarýx
dative		васьмяры́м vasʹmjarým
accusative	animate	васьмяры́х vasʹmjarýx
	inanimate	васьмёра vasʹmjóra
instrumental		васьмяры́мі vasʹmjarými
locative		васьмяры́х vasʹmjarýx

See also

• (collective numerals) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), чацвёра (čacvjóra), пяцёра (pjacjóra), шасцёра (šascjóra), сямёра (sjamjóra), васьмёра (vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера (dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера (dzjasjácjera)