Belarusian

Determiner

васьмёра • ‎(vasʹmjóra)

1. eight

   (with pluralia tantum) У нас васьмёра сане́й‎

   U nas vasʹmjóra sanjéj

   We have eight sleds

   (with people) У яго́ васьмёра дзяце́й‎

   U jahó vasʹmjóra dzjacjéj

   He has eight children

2. eight of...

   Васьмёра з іх‎

   Vasʹmjóra z ix

   Eight of them

Usage notes

Васьмёра is used with nouns that only have a plural form (pluralia tantum). It can also be used to denote a number of people. The nominative and accusative cases of a collective numeral govern the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Declension

See also

• (collective numerals) дво́е ‎(dvóje), тро́е ‎(tróje), чацвёра ‎(čacvjóra), пяцёра ‎(pjacjóra), шасцёра ‎(šascjóra), сямёра ‎(sjamjóra), васьмёра ‎(vasʹmjóra), дзявя́цера ‎(dzjavjácjera), дзяся́цера ‎(dzjasjácjera)