поголовье

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ голова́ (golová, head) +‎ -ье (-ʹje). For the meaning development compare with cattle ultimately from Latin caput (head).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəɡɐˈɫov⁽ʲ⁾je]

Noun

поголо́вье • (pogolóvʹjen inan (genitive поголо́вья, nominative plural поголо́вья, genitive plural поголо́вий, relational adjective поголо́вный)

  1. total number/head of livestock, population

Declension