полтретьего

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ тре́тий (trétij, “third”), with тре́тий (trétij) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb drei (“half past two”, literally “half three”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpoɫˈtrʲetʲjɪvə] (phonetic respelling: по̀лтре́тьево)

Noun

полтре́тьего • (poltrétʹjevo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.

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