patery

== Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech pater, from Proto-Slavic *pętero. Doublet of paterý and patero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpatɛrɪ] === Numeral === patery (collective) five, five groups of, five sets of patery modré kalhoty ― five blue pants patera stará kamna ― five old stoves patery silné ponožky ― five pairs of thick socks patero teplé prádlo ― five sets of warm clothes ==== Usage notes ==== Some dictionaries consider patery and paterý to be interchangable in both meanings. This word can be used with pluralia tantum to make them countable. If used with other nouns, it means groups or pairs. It can also be used with singular collective nouns (normally only in neuter) which do not have plural forms. The masculine singular and animate plural forms are no longer used. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== (collective numbers from two to ten) dvoje, troje, čtvery, patery, šestery, sedmery, osmery, devatery, desatery patero paterý ==== Further reading ==== “patery”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026