дзясяцера

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian де́сятеро (désjatero) and Russian де́сятеро (désjatero).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʲaˈsʲat͡sʲera]

Determiner

дзяся́цера • (dzjasjácjera)

1. ten

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас дзяся́цера сане́й

   U nas dzjasjácjera sanjéj

   We have ten sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ дзяся́цера дзяце́й

   U jahó dzjasjácjera dzjacjéj

   He has ten children

2. ten of...

   Дзяся́цера з іх

   Dzjasjácjera z ix

   Ten of them

Usage notes

Дзясяцера 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 дзяся́цера

		plural
nominative		дзяся́цера dzjasjácjera
genitive		дзесяцяры́х dzjesjacjarýx
dative		дзесяцяры́м dzjesjacjarým
accusative	animate	дзесяцяры́х dzjesjacjarýx
	inanimate	дзяся́цера dzjasjácjera
instrumental		дзесяцяры́мі dzjesjacjarými
locative		дзесяцяры́х dzjesjacjarýx

See also

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