восемнадцать

Russian

Russian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : восемна́дцать (vosemnádcatʹ)
    Ordinal : восемна́дцатый (vosemnádcatyj)

Etymology

Compounded from восемь + на + дцать, or eight on ten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəsʲɪˈmnat͡s(ː)ɨtʲ]
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Numeral

восемна́дцать (vosemnádcatʹ)

  1. eighteen (18)

Usage notes

восемнадцать (vosemnadcatʹ) in the nominative case and accusative case governs the genitive plural of the noun. In other cases, it governs the corresponding plural case of the noun.

  • восемна́дцать ма́льчиковvosemnádcatʹ málʹčikoveighteen boys
  • с восемна́дцатью ма́льчикамиs vosemnádcatʹju málʹčikamiwith eighteen boys
  • ма́льчиков восемна́дцатьmálʹčikov vosemnádcatʹapproximately eighteen boys

Declension

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