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): [ˌpoɫvɐsʲˈmovə] (phonetic respelling: полвосьмо́во)

Noun

полвосьмо́го • (polvosʹmóvo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.