полгода

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Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-) +‎ го́да (góda)

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Noun

полго́да • (polgóda) n inan (genitive полуго́да, nominative plural полуго́ды, genitive plural полугодо́в)

  1. half-year (period of half a year)
    Synonym: полуго́дие (polugódije)
    На Се́верном по́люсе поля́рная ночь и поля́рный день для́тся приме́рно по полго́да.
    Na Sévernom póljuse poljárnaja nočʹ i poljárnyj denʹ dljátsja primérno po polgóda.
    At the North Pole polar night and polar day lasts for about half a year.

Usage notes

Despite the singular number, adjectives and verbs that agree with полго́да (polgóda) are in the plural, e.g. в ближа́йшие полго́да (v bližájšije polgóda).

Declension

Declension of полго́да△ (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-e irreg) 
singular plural
nominative полго́да△
polgóda△ 		полуго́ды
polugódy
genitive полуго́да
polugóda 		полугодо́в
polugodóv
dative полуго́ду
polugódu 		полугода́м
polugodám
accusative полго́да△
polgóda△ 		полуго́ды
polugódy
instrumental полуго́дом
polugódom 		полугода́ми
polugodámi
prepositional полуго́де
polugóde 		полугода́х
polugodáx

△ Irregular.

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