поголовье

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ голова́ (golová, head) +‎ -ье (-ʹje). For the meaning development compare with cattle ultimately from Latin caput (head).

Pronunciation

Noun

поголо́вье (pogolóvʹjen inan (genitive поголо́вья, nominative plural поголо́вья, genitive plural поголо́вий, relational adjective поголо́вный)

  1. total number/head of livestock, population

Declension