шестеро

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Russian

Russian numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: шесть (šestʹ)
    Ordinal: шесто́й (šestój)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6-о́й (6-ój)
    Adverbial: ше́стью (šéstʹju)
    Multiplier: шестерно́й (šesternój), шестикра́тный (šestikrátnyj)
    Collective: ше́стеро (šéstero)
    Fractional: шеста́я (šestája), шести́на (šestína)

Pronunciation

Numeral

ше́стеро (šéstero)

  1. six (in a group together), six of them
    ше́стеро дете́йšéstero detéjsix children
    ше́стеро часо́вšéstero časóvsix watches
    ше́стеро очко́вšéstero očkóvsix pairs of glasses
    ше́стеро из насšéstero iz nassix of us
    нас бы́ло ше́стероnas býlo šésterothere were six of us

Usage notes

  • The nominative of a collective numeral governs the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. For the other cases the noun, pronoun, or adjective will be in the same case (except when meaning "a pair of"). Not used with feminine nouns. Used mostly when speaking of children and with a few nouns that are used in the plural only, such as часы́ (časý), очки́ (očkí), or with pronouns.

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Ukrainian

Ukrainian numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: шість (šistʹ)
    Ordinal: шо́стий (šóstyj)
    A.o.: вшо́сте (všóste), ушо́сте (ušóste)
    Sequence adverb: по-шо́сте (po-šóste)
    Multiplier: вше́стеро (všéstero)
    Collective: ше́стеро (šéstero)
    Fractional: шести́на (šestýna), шости́на (šostýna)

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Determiner

ше́стеро (šéstero)

  1. (collective number) six

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