полдвенадцатого

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ двена́дцатый (dvenádcatyj, “twelfth”), with двена́дцатый (dvenádcatyj) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb zwölf (“half past eleven”, literally “half twelve”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌpoldvʲɪˈnat͡s(ː)ɨtəvə] (phonetic respelling: полдвена́дцатово)

Noun

полдвена́дцатого • (poldvenádcatovo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.

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