полвторого

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, half) + второ́й (vtorój, second), with второ́й (vtorój) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb zwei (half past one, literally half two).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpolftɐˈrovə] (phonetic respelling: полвторо́во)

Noun

полвторо́го (polvtoróvo) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) half past one, one-thirty (hour of the day)

Declension

Invariable in literary language.

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