шестьдесят

Russian

Russian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : шестьдеся́т (šestʹdesját)
    Ordinal : шестидеся́тый (šestidesjátyj)

Etymology

Compounded from шесть + десять, or six tens. Десят was the Old East Slavic genitive plural, which is required by numbers пять and up.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂɨzʲdʲɪˈsʲat]
  • (colloquial or fast speech) IPA(key): [ʂɨ(j)ɪˈsʲat] (phonetic respelling: шееся́т)
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Numeral

шестьдеся́т (šestʹdesját)

  1. sixty (60)

Usage notes

шестьдесят (šestʹdesjat) 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.

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