сорак

Belarusian

Belarusian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : сорак (sórak)
    Ordinal : саракавы́ (sarakavý)

Etymology

From Old East Slavic сорокъ (sorokŭ, a bunch of 40 sable pelts). Cognates include Russian со́рок (sórok) and Ukrainian со́рок (sórok); further origin is unknown.

Numeral

со́рак (sórak)

  1. (cardinal) forty (40)

Usage notes

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

со́рак ме́траўsórak mjétraŭforty metres

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • саракагадо́вы (sarakahadóvy)
  • саракаго́ддзе (sarakahóddzje)
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