навпіл

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pólъ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

на́впі́л • (návpíl)

  1. in half, in two
    Synonyms: попола́м (popolám), вдво́є (vdvóje)
    • 2023 December 16, “Вишуканий смак. Рецепт грейпфрутового мармеладу до Різдва та Нового року”, in NV‎:
      Розріжте навпіл навхрест дві інші шкірки грейпфрута і вичавіть з них сік, додавши його в каструлю.
      Rozrižte navpil navxrest dvi inši škirky hrejpfruta i vyčavitʹ z nyx sik, dodavšy joho v kastrulju.
      Cut the other two grapefruit peels in half crosswise and squeeze the juice out of them, adding it to the pot.
  2. half, half and half (with something else)
    Synonyms: попола́м (popolám), наполови́ну (napolovýnu)

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “навпіл”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

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