osemnajst

== Slovene == === Alternative forms === oſſemnajſt, oſemnajſt (Bohorič spelling) === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *osmь na desęte (“eight on ten”). Equivalent to osem +‎ -najst. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔsəmnàːjst/ (parts with greater German influence) IPA(key): /òːsəmnajst/, /óːsəmnajst/ Rhymes: -aːjst, -oːsəmnajst Hyphenation: os‧əm‧najst === Numeral === osəmnájst or ọ̄səmnajst (for countable nouns) eighteen Synonym: osemnajstero (for uncountable nouns, colloquial) eighteen Synonym: osemnajstero ==== Declension ==== less common === Noun === osəmnájst or ọ̄səmnajst m pl or f pl or n pl or n (masculine, in the plural) a group of eighteen things with masculine grammatical gender or a group of people with at least one male. Synonyms: osemnajsterica, osemnajstorica (feminine, in the plural) a group of eighteen things with feminine grammatical gender or a group of people with no males. Synonyms: osemnajsterica, osemnajstorica (neuter, follows fourth declension, in the plural) a group of eighteen things with neuter grammatical gender Synonyms: osemnajsterica, osemnajstorica (24-hour clock, feminine) six o'clock in the afternoon Synonyms: osemnajsta, šesta, šest (neuter, follows third declension) number eighteen Synonyms: osemnajstica, osemnajstka ==== Declension ==== See the labels to see which sense follows which declension. To express dual and plural, the phrase število osemnajst 'number seventeen' is used, e.g. dve števili osemnajst sta napisani, or, informally, also osemnajstka or osemnajstica. === Derived terms === osemnajststo (“eighteen hundred”) === Related terms === === Further reading === “osemnajst”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “osemnajst”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references