полдюжины

Russian

Etymology

пол- (pol-, half) + дю́жина (djúžina, dozen), with дю́жина (djúžina) placed in the genitive case. Oblique cases based on полу́- (polú-, half).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpoɫˈdʲuʐɨnɨ]

Noun

полдю́жины • (poldjúžiny) n inan (genitive полудю́жины, nominative plural полудю́жины, genitive plural полудю́жин)

  1. half dozen

Declension

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