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)
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