семдзесят

Belarusian

Belarusian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : семдзесят (sjemdzjesjat)
    Ordinal : сямідзеся́ты (sjamidzjesjáty)

Etymology

Compounded from сем (sjem) + дзесяць (dzjesjacʹ), or seven tens. Compare Old Church Slavonic седмь десѧтъ (sedmĭ desętŭ). Other cognates include Ukrainian сімдеся́т (simdesját) and Russian се́мьдесят (sémʹdesjat).

Numeral

се́мдзесят (sjémdzjesjat)

  1. seventy (70)
    се́мдзесят ме́траўsjémdzjesjat mjétraŭseventy metres

Usage notes

Семдзесят in the nominative case governs the genitive plural of the noun.

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • сямідзесяцігадо́вы (sjamidzjesjacihadóvy)
  • сямідзесяціго́ддзе (sjamidzjesjacihóddzje)
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