полцарства

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Russian

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Etymology

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пол- (pol-) +‎ ца́рства (cárstva)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌpoɫˈt͡sarstvə]

Noun

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полца́рства (polcárstvaf inan (genitive полца́рствы, nominative plural полца́рствы, genitive plural полца́рств)

  1. (often idiomatically in phrases to do with offering) half (of) a kingdom, half (of) the kingdom
    Ко́ня! Ко́ня! Полца́рства за ко́ня!Kónja! Kónja! Polcárstva za kónja!A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse! (from 18th-century actor Yakov Bryansky's poetic translation of Shakespeare's Richard III)
    Я бы отда́л полца́рства, что́бы услы́шать э́тот смех.Ja by otdál polcárstva, štóby uslýšatʹ étot smex.I'd give anything to hear that laugh.

Declension

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