дзявяцера

Cognates include Ukrainian де́в'ятеро (dévʺjatero) and Russian де́вятеро (dévjatero).

• IPA^(key):

дзявя́цера • (dzjavjácjera)

1. nine

   (with pluralia tantum)

   У нас дзявя́цера сане́й

   U nas dzjavjácjera sanjéj

   We have nine sleds

   (with people)

   У яго́ дзявя́цера дзяце́й

   U jahó dzjavjácjera dzjacjéj

   He has nine children

2. nine of...

   Дзявя́цера з іх

   Dzjavjácjera z ix

   Nine of them

Дзявяцера 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.

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