пол

See also: Пол and пол-

Belarusian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [poɫ]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́лу, nominative plural по́лы, genitive plural по́лаў, related adjective палавы́)

  1. sex, gender
    мужчы́нскі пол ― mužčýnski pol ― masculine gender
    жано́чы пол ― žanóčy pol ― feminine gender
Declension

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́ла, nominative plural палы́, genitive plural пало́ў)

  1. (wooden) floor
    Synonym: падло́га (padlóha)
Declension

References

  • “пол” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔɫ]

Etymology 1

From Old Church Slavonic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ. Cognates include Belarusian пол (pol), Russian пол (pol), Macedonian пол (pol), Serbo-Croatian по̑л, Polish pół.

Noun

пол • (pol) m

  1. sex, gender
  2. (archaic) a half
Declension
Derived terms
  • по́лов (pólov)
  • по́ловост (pólovost)
  • безпо́лов (bezpólov)
  • безпо́ловост (bezpólovost)
  • двупо́лов (dvupólov)

Numeral

пол • (pol)

  1. half

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pólъ.

Noun

пол • (pol) m

  1. (archaic) floor, ground
Declension

Etymology 3

Likely from Romanian pol (“napoleon (gold coin)”), in turn likely a loan of Russian пол (pol, “half”).

Noun

пол • (pol) m

  1. (archaic) napoleon (20-franc gold coin)
    Synonym: жълти́ца (žǎltíca)
Declension

References

  • пол in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • пол in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔɫ]
  • Homophone: Пол (Pol)

Noun

пол • (pol) m (related adjective полов)

  1. sex (colloquially/imprecisely, also "gender")

Noun

пол • (pol) m (related adjective поларен)

  1. pole (Earth)

Declension

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [poɫ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ.

Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́ла, nominative plural полы́, genitive plural поло́в, related adjective полово́й)

  1. floor
    па́дать на́ пол ― pádatʹ ná pol ― to fall to the floor
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Armenian: պոլ (pol)
  • → Georgian: პოლი (ṗoli)

Etymology 2

Related to пол- (pol-, “half”), from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ.

Noun

пол • (pol) m inan (genitive по́ла, nominative plural по́лы, genitive plural поло́в, related adjective полово́й)

  1. half
    пол уче́бного го́да ― pol učébnovo góda ― half an academic year
  2. sex, gender
    же́нского по́ла ― žénskovo póla ― female
    мужско́го по́ла ― mužskóvo póla ― male
    обо́его по́ла ― obójevo póla ― both sexes
    прекра́сный пол ― prekrásnyj pol ― the fairer sex
Declension
See also

Adjective

пол • (pol)

  1. short masculine singular of по́лый (pólyj)

Noun

пол • (pol) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of пола́ (polá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôːl/

Noun

по̑л m (Latin spelling pȏl)

  1. pole (magnetic, positive, negative etc.)
Declension
Derived terms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôːl/

Noun

по̑л m (Latin spelling pȏl)

  1. (Bosnian, Serbian) sex (kind of an organism as determined by its reproductive organs)
  2. (Bosnian, Serbian) gender
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From по̏ла.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôːl/

Particle

по̑л (Latin spelling pȏl)

  1. half
    сат и по(л) — an hour and a half
    три и по м(ј)есеца — three and a half months
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