полпути

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, “half”) +‎ путь (putʹ, “way”), with путь (putʹ) placed in the genitive case. The oblique forms that exist have the normal endings of путь (putʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpolpʊˈtʲi]

Noun

по̀лпути́ • (pòlputí) n inan (genitive по̀лпути́, uncountable)

  1. halfway
    на полпути́ ― na polputí ― halfway
    останови́ться на полпути́ ― ostanovítʹsja na polputí ― 1) stop halfway 2) hesitate halfway
    верну́ться с полпути́ ― vernútʹsja s polputí ― turn back halfway

Declension

Declension of по̀лпути́△ (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-b irreg) 
singular
nominative по̀лпути́△
pòlputí△
genitive по̀лпути́
pòlputí
dative —
accusative по̀лпути́△
pòlputí△
instrumental —
prepositional по̀лпути́
pòlputí

△ Irregular.

Synonyms

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