васьмёра

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognates include Ukrainian во́сьмеро (vósʹmero) and Russian во́сьмеро (vósʹmero).

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.

See also

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