Russian

Prefix

пол- • ‎(pol-)

1. half (+ genitive case)

   полчаса́‎ ― polčasá ― half an hour

   полпя́того‎ ― polpjátovo ― half past four (literally "half of the fifth")

   полкило́‎ ― polkiló ― half a kilo

   пол-ли́тра‎ ― pol-lítra ― half a litre

Usage notes

• This prefix always receives secondary stress and its vowel is never reduced.

Synonyms

• полу- ‎(polu-), полови́на ‎(polovína)