пол

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See also: Пол, пол-, and Appendix:Variations of "pol"

Belarusian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́лу, nominative plural по́лы, genitive plural по́лаў, relational adjective палавы́)

  1. sex, gender
    мужчы́нскі пол ― mužčýnski pol ― masculine gender
    жано́чы пол ― žanóčy pol ― feminine gender
Declension
Declension of пол (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative пол
pol 		по́лы
póly
genitive по́лу
pólu 		по́лаў
pólaŭ
dative по́лу
pólu 		по́лам
pólam
accusative пол
pol 		по́лы
póly
instrumental по́лам
pólam 		по́ламі
pólami
locative по́ле
pólje 		по́лах
pólax
count form — по́лы1
póly1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Etymology 2

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Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́ла, nominative plural палы́, genitive plural пало́ў)

  1. (wooden) floor
    Synonym: падло́га (padlóha)
Declension
Declension of пол (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative пол
pol 		палы́
palý
genitive по́ла
póla 		пало́ў
palóŭ
dative по́лу
pólu 		пала́м
palám
accusative пол
pol 		палы́
palý
instrumental по́лам
pólam 		пала́мі
palámi
locative по́ле
pólje 		пала́х
paláx
count form — по́лы1
póly1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

  • “пол” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Church Slavonic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ. Cognates include Belarusian пол (pol), Russian пол (pol), Macedonian пол (pol), Serbo-Croatian по̑л, Polish pół.

Noun

пол • (pol) m

  1. sex, gender
  2. (archaic) a half
Declension
Declension of пол
singular plural
indefinite пол
pol 		по́лове
pólove
definite
(subject form) 		по́лът
pólǎt 		по́ловете
pólovete
definite
(object form) 		по́ла
póla
count form — по́ла
póla
Derived terms

Numeral

пол • (pol)

  1. half

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pólъ.

Noun

пол • (pol) m

  1. (archaic) floor, ground
Declension
Declension of пол
singular plural
indefinite пол
pol 		по́лове
pólove
definite
(subject form) 		по́лът
pólǎt 		по́ловете
pólovete
definite
(object form) 		по́ла
póla
count form — по́ла
póla

Etymology 3

Likely from Romanian pol (“napoleon (gold coin)”), in turn likely a loan of Russian пол (pol, “half”).

Noun

пол • (pol) m

  1. (archaic) napoleon (20-franc gold coin)
    Synonym: жълти́ца (žǎltíca)
Declension
Declension of пол
singular plural
indefinite пол
pol 		по́лове
pólove
definite
(subject form) 		по́лът
pólǎt 		по́ловете
pólovete
definite
(object form) 		по́ла
póla
count form — по́ла
póla

References

  • “пол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “пол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

пол • (pol) m (relational adjective полов)

  1. sex (colloquially/imprecisely, also "gender")

Noun

пол • (pol) m (relational adjective поларен)

  1. pole (Earth)

Declension

Declension of пол
singular plural
indefinite пол полови
definite unspecified полот половите
definite proximal полов половиве
definite distal полон половине
vocative полу полови
count form — пола

Russian

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ.

Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́ла, nominative plural полы́, genitive plural поло́в, relational adjective полово́й, diminutive по́лик)

  1. floor (bottom part of a room)
    па́дать на́ пол ― pádatʹ ná pol ― to fall to the floor
Declension
Declension of пол (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 
singular plural
nominative по́л
pól 		полы́
polý
genitive по́ла
póla 		поло́в
polóv
dative по́лу
pólu 		пола́м
polám
accusative по́л
pól 		полы́
polý
instrumental по́лом
pólom 		пола́ми
polámi
prepositional по́ле
póle 		пола́х
poláx
partitive по́лу
pólu
locative полу́
polú
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Armenian: պոլ (pol)
  • → Georgian: პოლი (ṗoli)

Etymology 2

Related to пол- (pol-, “half”), from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ.

Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́ла, nominative plural по́лы, genitive plural поло́в, relational adjective полово́й)

  1. half
    пол уче́бного го́да ― pol učébnovo góda ― half an academic year
  2. sex, gender
    же́нского по́ла ― žénskovo póla ― female
    мужско́го по́ла ― mužskóvo póla ― male
    обо́его по́ла ― obójevo póla ― both sexes
    прекра́сный пол ― prekrásnyj pol ― the fairer sex
Declension
Declension of пол (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-e) 
singular plural
nominative по́л
pól 		по́лы
póly
genitive по́ла
póla 		поло́в
polóv
dative по́лу
pólu 		пола́м
polám
accusative по́л
pól 		по́лы
póly
instrumental по́лом
pólom 		пола́ми
polámi
prepositional по́ле
póle 		пола́х
poláx
See also

Etymology 3

Adjective

пол • (pol)

  1. short masculine singular of по́лый (pólyj)

Etymology 4

Noun

пол • (pol) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of пола́ (polá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

Pronunciation

Noun

по̑л m (Latin spelling pȏl)

  1. pole (magnetic, positive, negative etc.)
Declension
Declension of пол
singular plural
nominative по̑л по́лови
genitive пола по́ло̄ва̄
dative полу половима
accusative пол полове
vocative поле полови
locative полу половима
instrumental полом половима
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

по̑л m (Latin spelling pȏl)

  1. (Bosnia, Serbia) sex (kind of an organism as determined by its reproductive organs)
  2. (Bosnia, Serbia) gender
Declension
Declension of пол
singular plural
nominative пол полови
genitive пола полова
dative полу половима
accusative пол полове
vocative поле полови
locative полу половима
instrumental полом половима
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From по̏ла.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Particle

по̑л (Latin spelling pȏl)

  1. half
    сат и по(л) — an hour and a half
    три и по м(ј)есеца — three and a half months
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