půl

See also: pul and půl-

Czech
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    Cardinal: dva
    Ordinal: druhý
    Adverbial: dvakrát
    Repetition adjective: dvojnásobný
    Multiplier: dvojitý
    Collective: dvoje
    Fractional: půl, polovina, polovice
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pól, from Proto-Slavic *polъ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (“to chop, to separate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpuːl]
  • Hyphenation: půl
  • Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

půl f

  1. half

Usage notes
  • When telling the time, půl is used to mean "half to", so for example je půl páté (literally "it's half of five") means "it's half (past) four".

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • půl in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • půl in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • půl in Internetová jazyková příručka
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