полвосьмого
Russian
Etymology
пол- (pol-, “half”) + восьмо́й (vosʹmój, “eighth”), with восьмо́й (vosʹmój) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb acht (“half past seven”, literally “half eight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌpolvɐsʲˈmovə] (phonetic respelling: полвосьмо́во)
Noun
полвосьмо́го • (polvosʹmóvo) n inan (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) half past seven, seven-thirty (hour of the day)
Declension
Invariable.