полдевятого

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ девя́тый (devjátyj, “ninth”), with девя́тый (devjátyj) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb neun (“half past eight”, literally “half nine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌpoɫdʲɪˈvʲatəvə] (phonetic respelling: полдевя́тово)

Noun

полдевя́того • (poldevjátovo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.