полуштоф

Russian

Etymology

полу- (polu-) +‎ штоф (štof)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəɫʊʂˈtof]

Noun

полушто́ф • (poluštófm inan (genitive полушто́фа, nominative plural полушто́фы, genitive plural полушто́фов)

  1. (historical) half-shtof (an old unit of liquid measure equal to 0.615 litres, or ½ of a shtof, most often used for alcoholic beverages; comparable to an English pint)
  2. (dated) a half-shtof bottle or flask (for vodka or other distilled liquor)

Declension