полстолетия

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

пол- (pol-, half) +‎ столе́тия (stolétija, century), with столе́тие (stolétije) in the genitive case. Oblique and plural cases based on полу́- (polú-, half) but may be indeclinable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpoɫstɐˈlʲetʲɪjə]

Noun

полстоле́тия • (polstolétijan inan (indeclinable)
полстоле́тия • (polstolétijan inan (genitive полустоле́тия, nominative plural полустоле́тия, genitive plural полустоле́тий)

  1. half a century
    Synonym: полве́ка (polvéka)

Declension

Note: can also stay indeclinable