devět

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See also: devet and dévêt

Czech

Czech numbers (edit)
90
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    Cardinal: devět
    Ordinal: devátý
    Adverbial: devětkrát
    Repetition adjective: devítinásobný
    Collective: devatery
    Neuter collective: devatero
    Fractional: devítina

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech devět, from Proto-Slavic *devętь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

devět

  1. nine

Declension

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • devět in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • devět in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • devět in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Old Czech numbers (edit)
90
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    Cardinal: devět
    Ordinal: devátý
    Adverbial: devětkrát
    Collective: devater

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *devętь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdɛʋi̯ɛt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdɛvjɛt/

Numeral

devět

  1. nine

Declension

older declension

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Czech: devět

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