Declension of Cardinal Numbers
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1 pronominal declension jedinъ − jedinogo, jedina − jedinoję 2 pronominal declension, only in dual 3 undergoes i-stem declension, plural forms only 4 exactly like trьje, tri, except for the nominative and genitive which undergo consonant-stem declension 5−10 undergoes i-stem declension, only in singular, except for desętь which also has dual and plural forms 11−19 only the first component is inflected, e.g., jedinomu na desęte 20, 30, 40 both components are inflected, e.g., dъvěma desętьma, trьmь desętьmь 50−90 only the first component is inflected, e.g., pętijǫ desętь
- sъto is declined as selo, tysęšti as bogyni, tьma as žena, leĝeonъ as rabъ
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