štirje

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Slovene

Slovene numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: štirje
    Cardinal prefix: štiri-
    Ordinal: četrti
    Latinate ordinal: kvartaren
    Ordinal prefix: četrto-
    Number: štiri
    Digit: štirka
    Digit place: štirica
    Adverbial: četrtič
    Krat adverbial: četrtikrat
    Multiplier: četveren, četvoren, štirojen
    Krat multiplier: štirikrat
    Fixed multiplier: štirikraten
    Adverbial multiplier: četverno, četvorno, štirojno
    Multiplier verb: početveriti
    Multiplier prefix: četvern-
    Krat multiplier prefix: štirikratn-
    Krat adverbial multiplier: štirikratno
    Collective: četvero, štiroje
    Separable collective: četver
    Greek or Latinate collective: tetrada
    Greek collective prefix: tetra-
    Latinate collective prefix: kvadri-
    Fractional: četrtina, četrt
    Fractional prefix: četrt-
    Latinate fractional prefix: kvadrant-
    Fractional multiplier: četrtinski
    Fractional krat multiplier: četrtkrat
    Fractional fixed multiplier: četrtkraten
    Fractional multiplier verb: razčetveriti
    Elemental: četverica
    Fractional adverbial multiplier: četrtkratno
    Number of musicians: kvartet

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *četyre, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

Numeral

štírje

  1. four

Usage notes

When counting or reciting numbers, the feminine form štíri is normally used.

Declension

First declension (hard), fixed accent, special accent changes, ending -je in nominative masculine form
masculine feminine neuter
nom sg štírje štíri štíri
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative
imenovȃlnik
štírje štíri štíri
genitive
rodȋlnik
štȋrih štȋrih štȋrih
dative
dajȃlnik
štȋrim štȋrim štȋrim
accusative
tožȋlnik
štíri štíri štȋri
locative
mẹ̑stnik
štȋrih štȋrih štȋrih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
štȋrimi štȋrimi štȋrimi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
štȋrje štȋri štȋri


Derived terms

Further reading

  • štirje”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • štirje”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references