пятнаццаць

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Belarusian

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    Cardinal: пятна́ццаць (pjatnáccacʹ)
    Ordinal: пятна́ццаты (pjatnáccaty)

Etymology

Compounded from пяць (pjacʹ) +‎ на (na) +‎ дзе́сяць (dzjésjacʹ), literally five on ten. Compare Old Church Slavonic пѧть на дєсѧтє (pętĭ na desęte). Other cognates include Ukrainian п'ятна́дцять (pʺjatnádcjatʹ) and Russian пятна́дцать (pjatnádcatʹ).

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Numeral

пятна́ццаць (pjatnáccacʹ)

  1. fifteen (15)

Usage notes

Пятна́ццаць in the nominative case governs the genitive plural of the noun.

пятна́ццаць гадо́ўpjatnáccacʹ hadóŭfifteen years

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