полшестого

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ шесто́й (šestój, “sixth”), with шесто́й (šestój) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb sechs (“half past five”, literally “half six”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpoɫʂɨˈstovə] (phonetic respelling: по̀лшесто́во)

Noun

полшесто́го • (polšestóvo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.

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