půl

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See also: pul and půl-

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    Cardinal: dva
    Ordinal: druhý
    Adverbial: dvakrát
    Repetition adjective: dvojnásobný
    Multiplier: dvojitý
    Collective: dvoje
    Fractional: půl, polovina, polovice

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pól, from Proto-Slavic *polъ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (to chop, to separate).

Pronunciation

Numeral

půl f (indeclinable)

  1. half

Usage notes

  • When telling the time, půl is used to mean "half to", so for example je půl páté (literally "it's half of five") means "it's half (past) four".

Further reading

  • půl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • půl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • půl”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)