полсотни

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Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, half) +‎ со́тня (sótnja, hundred), with со́тня (sótnja) in the genitive case. Oblique cases based on полу́- (polú-, half).

Pronunciation

Noun

полсо́тни (polsótnin inan (genitive полусо́тни, nominative plural полусо́тни, genitive plural полусо́тен)

  1. (about) fifty, half a hundred
    Synonym: пятьдеся́т (pjatʹdesját)
  2. (radio communications) fifty (avoiding confusion between пятьдеся́т (pjatʹdesját) and шестьдеся́т (šestʹdesját) on a noisy channel)
    Ноль полсо́тни пе́рвый, взлёт разреша́ю.Nolʹ polsótni pérvyj, vzljot razrešáju.Zero fifty-one, you are clear for takeoff.

Declension