полвторого

Russian

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Etymology

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пол- (pol-, half) +‎ второ́й (vtorój, second), with второ́й (vtorój) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb zwei (half past one, literally half two).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌpoɫftɐˈrovə] (phonetic respelling: полвторо́во)

Noun

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полвторо́го (polvtoróvon inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

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Invariable in literary language.