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четырёх-

четырёх-

Russian

Prefix

четырёх- (četyrjox-)

  1. quadri- (four)
    четырёхколёсныйčetyrjóxkoljósnyj ― four-wheeled

Usage notes

The letter ё (jo) in четырёх- (četyrjox-), 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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