половодье
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Russian половодьє (polovodʹje), attested since 1674, from половодь (polovodʹ) (since 16th c., akin to dialectal Russian половодь (polovodʹ)), from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ, “open from above, uncovered”), attested in a 14th-c. birchbark letter (No. 59) in "полои води" 'floodwaters.GEN.SG'.
By surface analysis, по́лая вода́ (pólaja vodá) + -ье (-ʹje).
Pronunciation
Noun
полово́дье • (polovódʹje) n inan (genitive полово́дья, nominative plural полово́дья, genitive plural полово́дий)
Declension
Declension of полово́дье (inan neut-form vowel-stem accent-a irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | полово́дье polovódʹje |
полово́дья polovódʹja |
| genitive | полово́дья polovódʹja |
полово́дий polovódij |
| dative | полово́дью polovódʹju |
полово́дьям polovódʹjam |
| accusative | полово́дье polovódʹje |
полово́дья polovódʹja |
| instrumental | полово́дьем polovódʹjem |
полово́дьями polovódʹjami |
| prepositional | полово́дье, полово́дьи△* polovódʹje, polovódʹi△* |
полово́дьях polovódʹjax |
△ Irregular.
* Poetic.