четыре

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See also: четꙑре

Russian

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    Cardinal: четы́ре (četýre)
    Ordinal: четвёртый (četvjórtyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4-ый (4-yj)
    Adverbial: четы́режды (četýreždy)
    Multiplier: четверно́й (četvernój), четырехкра́тный (četyrexkrátnyj)
    Collective: че́тверо (čétvero)
    Fractional: четвёртая (četvjórtaja), четверти́на (četvertína), че́тверть (čétvertʹ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četyre, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognates include Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah, Sanskrit चत्वार (catvā́ra-, m.pl.).

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четы́ре (četýre)

  1. four (4)

Usage notes

четыре, in the nominative case or accusative case, even in compounds (24, 34, 44, 104, etc.), governs various forms of the corresponding noun and intervening adjective or adjectival participle. See два (dva) for more information.

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