дзясяцера

Belarusian

Etymology

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

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.

See also

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