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Russian
Pronunciation
Prefix
четырёх- • (četyrjóx-)
- quadri-, tetra-, four-
- четырёх- (četyrjóx-) + колесо́ (kolesó, “wheel”) + -ный (-nyj) → четырёхколёсный (četyrjoxkoljósnyj, “four-wheeled”)
- четырёх- (četyrjóx-) + эта́ж (etáž, “floor, story”) + -ный (-nyj) → четырёхэта́жный (četyrjoxɛtážnyj, “four-story”) (relational)
- четырёх- (četyrjóx-) + звезда́ (zvezdá, “star”) + -ный (-nyj) → четырё̀хзвё́здный (četyrjòxzvjózdnyj, “four-star”) (relational)
- четырёх- (četyrjóx-) + у́гол (úgol, “corner, angle”) + -ник (-nik) → четырёхуго́льник (četyrjoxugólʹnik, “quadrilateral”)
- четырёх- (četyrjóx-) + грань (granʹ, “face”) + -ник (-nik) → четырёхгра́нник (četyrjoxgránnik, “tetrahedron”)
Usage notes
- The letter ё (jo) in четырёх- (četyrjóx-), which naturally carries the primary stress, instead carries the secondary stress as a rare exception. The letter ё (jo) becomes е (je) in fast or casual speech. See трёх- (trjox-) for another example.
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