полчетвёртого

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ четвёртый (četvjórtyj, “fourth”), with четвёртый (četvjórtyj) in the genitive case, as with other words prefixed with пол- (pol-). Compare German halb vier (“half past three”, literally “half four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌpoɫt͡ɕɪtˈvʲɵrtəvə] (phonetic respelling: полчетвёртово)

Noun

полчетвёртого • (polčetvjórtovo) n inan (indeclinable)

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

Declension

Invariable.