полтретьего

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ тре́тий (trétij, “third”), with тре́тий (trétij) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb drei (“half past two”, literally “half three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌpoɫˈtrʲetʲjɪvə] (phonetic respelling: полтре́тьево)

Noun

полтре́тьего • (poltrétʹjevo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.