поголовье

Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəɡɐˈɫov⁽ʲ⁾je]

Noun

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

  1. total number/head of livestock, population

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