пола

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *pola (skirt, fringe). Either a semantic variation of Etymology 2 via the specialization “half of suit/dress” → skirt or derived from Proto-Slavic *polti (to twine, to wind, to lace). Compare Bulgarian поли́ pl (polí, fells, mountain slopes), Russian пол (pol, floor, expanse).

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Noun

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пола́ (poláf (diminutive поли́чка)

  1. skirt
    Synonym: фу́ста (fústa)
  2. (colloquial) lower fringe, hem of garment (e.g. shirt, gown, coat) or rug
    Synonym: до́лница (dólnica)
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *pola (half), an abstract form of *polъ (side, half). May be etymologically identical with Etymology 1.

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Noun

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пола́ (poláf

  1. (dialectal) half (any part of bipartition), half (member of a pair)
    Synonym: полови́на (polovína)
  2. (dated) grammatical gender
    Synonym: род (rod)
  3. (by extension) wing of a double-door
  4. (agriculture, obsolete) division of agricultural field that is plowed in the same direction
    Synonym: и́вица (ívica)
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References

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  • пола²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пола in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pola. Compare Polish poła.

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Noun

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пола́ (poláf inan (genitive полы́, nominative plural по́лы, genitive plural пол)

  1. skirt, tail, flap, lap (of clothes)
    и́з-под полы́íz-pod polýunder the counter, on the black market
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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по́ла (póla)

  1. short feminine singular of по́лый (pólyj, hollow; naked; spilling over after ice breakup)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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по́ла (pólam inan

  1. genitive singular of пол (pol, floor; sex, gender)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pǒːla/
  • Hyphenation: по‧ла

Noun

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по́ла f (Latin spelling póla)

  1. half

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pôla/
  • Hyphenation: по‧ла

Adverb

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по̏ла (Latin spelling pȍla)

  1. half [with genitive]
    пола сата — half an hour
    пола три — 2:30
    на пола пута — at the half-way point
    у пола ноћи — at midnight