пяцёра

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian п'я́теро (pʺjátero) and Russian пя́теро (pjátero).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲaˈt͡sʲora]

Determiner

пяцёра • (pjacjóra)

1. five

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас пяцёра сане́й

   U nas pjacjóra sanjéj

   We have five sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ пяцёра дзяце́й

   U jahó pjacjóra dzjacjéj

   He has five children

2. five of...

   Пяцёра з іх

   Pjacjóra z ix

   Five of them

Usage notes

Пяцёра 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 пяцёра

		plural
nominative		пяцёра pjacjóra
genitive		пяцяры́х pjacjarýx
dative		пяцяры́м pjacjarým
accusative	animate	пяцяры́х pjacjarýx
	inanimate	пяцёра pjacjóra
instrumental		пяцяры́мі pjacjarými
locative		пяцяры́х pjacjarýx

See also

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