половин

Bulgarian

Etymology

Fossilized genetive plural of the noun полови́на (polovína, “half”), originally applied as a quantifier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poɫoˈvin]

Adjective

полови́н • (polovín) (indeclinable)

1. half

   полови́н килогра́м ― polovín kilográm ― half a kilogram

   полови́н ти́ква ― polovín tíkva ― half a pumpkin

   полови́н годи́на ― polovín godína ― half a year

   полови́н чове́к ― polovín čovék ― (literally, half a person) an inferior, unhealthy, sick person

   С полови́н уста́ ― S polovín ustá ― (literally, with half a mouth) half-hearted, reluctantly

References

• “половин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “половин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəɫɐˈvʲin]

Noun

полови́н • (polovín) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of полови́на (polovína)