двадцать

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Russian

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    Cardinal: два́дцать (dvádcatʹ)
    Ordinal: двадца́тый (dvadcátyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 20-ый (20-yj)

Etymology

From два (dva) +‎ -дцать (-dcatʹ), or "twice ten". This was an Old East Slavic dual form.

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Numeral

два́дцать (dvádcatʹ)

  1. twenty (20)

Usage notes

двадцать (dvadcatʹ) 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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