Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

пол- (pol-)

  1. Alternative form of полу- (polu-)
  2. (takes ordinal adjective in genitive case, produces compound nouns) half past
    полвторо́гоpolvtoróvohalf past one (literally, “half of the second”)
    полтре́тьегоpoltrétʹjevohalf past two (literally, “half of the third”)
    полчетвёртогоpolčetvjórtovohalf past three (literally, “half of the fourth”)
    полпя́тогоpolpjátovohalf past four (literally, “half of the fifth”)
    полшесто́гоpolšestóvohalf past five (literally, “half of the sixth”)
    полседьмо́гоpolsedʹmóvohalf past six (literally, “half of the seventh”)
    полвосьмо́гоpolvosʹmóvohalf past seven (literally, “half of the eighth”)
    полдевя́тогоpoldevjátovohalf past eight (literally, “half of the ninth”)
    полдеся́тогоpoldesjátovohalf past nine (literally, “half of the tenth”)
    пол-оди́ннадцатогоpol-odínnadcatovohalf past ten (literally, “half of the eleventh”)
    полдвена́дцатогоpoldvenádcatovohalf past eleven (literally, “half of the twelfth”)
    полтрина́дцатогоpoltrinádcatovohalf past twelve (literally, “half of the thirteenth”)

Usage notes edit

  • This prefix always receives secondary stress and its vowel is never reduced.