девятеро

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲevʲɪtʲɪrə]

де́вятеро • (dévjatero)

1. nine (in a group together), nine of them

   де́вятеро дете́й ― dévjatero detéj ― nine children

   де́вятеро часо́в ― dévjatero časóv ― nine watches

   де́вятеро очко́в ― dévjatero očkóv ― nine pairs of glasses

   де́вятеро из нас ― dévjatero iz nas ― nine of us

   нас бы́ло де́вятеро ― nas býlo dévjatero ― there were nine of us

The nominative of a collective numeral governs the genitive plural of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. The other cases agree with that of the noun, pronoun, or adjective. 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 часы, очки, or with pronouns.

• о́ба (óba)
• (collective numbers from two to ten) дво́е (dvóje), тро́е (tróje), че́тверо (čétvero), пя́теро (pjátero), ше́стеро (šéstero), се́меро (sémero), во́сьмеро (vósʹmero), де́вятеро (dévjatero), де́сятеро (désjatero)