семьдесят

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Russian

Russian numbers (edit)
700
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7
    Cardinal: се́мьдесят (sémʹdesjat)
    Ordinal: семидеся́тый (semidesjátyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 70-ый (70-yj)

Etymology

Compounded from семь (semʹ) +‎ де́сять (désjatʹ), literally seven tens. Де́сят was the Old East Slavic genitive plural, which is required by numbers пять (pjatʹ, 5) and up.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: се́мдесят)
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  • (colloquial or fast speech) IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: се́месят)
  • (colloquial or fast speech) IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: се́мест)

Numeral

се́мьдесят (sémʹdesjat)

  1. seventy (70)

Usage notes

семьдесят (semʹdesjat) 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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