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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četyre, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃětri/, /t͡ʃětiri/, ,
- Hyphenation: če‧ti‧ri
Numeral
čètiri (Cyrillic spelling чѐтири)
- four (4)
Usage notes
- As a vestige of the Proto-Slavic dual number, nouns following the numbers 2-4 are in genitive singular.
- In standard Serbo-Croatian, četiri declines according to case, but this is not always done in speech.
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