полдевятого
Russian
editEtymology
editпол- (pol-, “half”) + девя́тый (devjátyj, “ninth”), with девя́тый (devjátyj) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb neun (“half past eight”, literally “half nine”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editполдевя́того • (poldevjátovo) n inan (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) half past eight, eight-thirty (hour of the day)
Declension
editInvariable.