полночный

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Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-) +‎ ночь (nočʹ) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

полно́чный (polnóčnyj)

  1. (relational) midnight
    Antonym: полу́денный (polúdennyj)
    • 1991, ДДТ [DDT] (lyrics and music), “Церковь [Cerkovʹ]”, in Оттепель:
      Полно́чная луна́ мои́ бинту́ет ра́ны,
      Да се́рые тума́ны купа́ют купола́!
      Polnóčnaja luná moí bintújet rány,
      Da séryje tumány kupájut kupolá!
      Midnight moon bandages my wounds,
      And grey fogs bathe my domes!

Declension