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Russian
Pronunciation
Prefix
пол- • (pol-)
- Alternative form of полу- (polu-)
- (takes ordinal adjective in genitive case, produces compound nouns) half past
- полвторо́го ― polvtoróvo ― half past one (literally, “half of the second”)
- полтре́тьего ― poltrétʹjevo ― half past two (literally, “half of the third”)
- полчетвёртого ― polčetvjórtovo ― half past three (literally, “half of the fourth”)
- полпя́того ― polpjátovo ― half past four (literally, “half of the fifth”)
- полшесто́го ― polšestóvo ― half past five (literally, “half of the sixth”)
- полседьмо́го ― polsedʹmóvo ― half past six (literally, “half of the seventh”)
- полвосьмо́го ― polvosʹmóvo ― half past seven (literally, “half of the eighth”)
- полдевя́того ― poldevjátovo ― half past eight (literally, “half of the ninth”)
- полдеся́того ― poldesjátovo ― half past nine (literally, “half of the tenth”)
- пол-оди́ннадцатого ― pol-odínnadcatovo ― half past ten (literally, “half of the eleventh”)
- полдвена́дцатого ― poldvenádcatovo ― half past eleven (literally, “half of the twelfth”)
- полтрина́дцатого ― poltrinádcatovo ― half past twelve (literally, “half of the thirteenth”)
Usage notes
- This prefix always receives secondary stress and its vowel is never reduced.