полуострово

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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

From полу- (polu-) +‎ острово (ostrovo), calque of Serbo-Croatian полуоток / poluotok or полуострво / poluostrvo, itself a calque of Latin paenīnsula. Compare Russian полуостров (poluostrov) and Slovak polostrov.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔvɔ
  • Hyphenation: по‧лу‧ос‧тро‧во

Noun

полуострово (poluostrovon

  1. peninsula

Declension

Declension of полуострово
singular plural
nominative полуострово (poluostrovo) полуострова (poluostrova)
genitive полуострова (poluostrova) полуостровох (poluostrovox)
dative полуострову (poluostrovu) полуостровом (poluostrovom)
accusative полуострово (poluostrovo) полуострова (poluostrova)
instrumental полуостровом (poluostrovom) полуостровами (poluostrovami)
locative полуострову (poluostrovu) полуостровох (poluostrovox)
vocative полуострово (poluostrovo) полуострова (poluostrova)

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