полпути

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ путь (putʹ, “way”), with путь (putʹ) placed in the genitive case. The oblique forms that exist have the normal endings of путь (putʹ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌpolpʊˈtʲi]

Noun

полпути́ • (polputí) n inan (genitive полпути́, uncountable)

  1. halfway
    на полпути́ ― na polputí ― halfway
    останови́ться на полпути́ ― ostanovítʹsja na polputí ― 1) stop halfway 2) hesitate halfway
    верну́ться с полпути́ ― vernútʹsja s polputí ― turn back halfway

Declension
Declension of полпути́△ (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-b irreg) 
singular
nominative полпути́△
polputí△
genitive полпути́
polputí
dative —
accusative полпути́△
polputí△
instrumental —
prepositional полпути́
polputí

△ Irregular.

Synonyms
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