"полу-" meaning in Russian

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Prefix

IPA: [ˌpoɫʊ] Forms: polu- [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ (“half”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|orv|полъ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), {{inh+|ru|orv|полъ}} Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*polъ||half}} Proto-Slavic *polъ (“half”) Head templates: {{head|ru|prefix}} полу- • (polu-)
  1. (highly productive, takes nouns, produces compound nouns) semi-, demi-, half- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-полу--ru-prefix-PEjv8fSH
  2. (highly productive, takes nouns in genitive case, produces compound nouns) semi-, demi-, half- paired with пол- form Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-полу--ru-prefix-VcWHBCK- Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 11 78 11 0 0
  3. (takes adjective, produces compound adjective) semi-, demi-, half- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-полу--ru-prefix-PEjv8fSH1
  4. (productive, takes verbs, produces compound verbs) incompletely Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-полу--ru-prefix-NYTGr~yv
  5. (takes adverb, produces compound adverb) incompletely Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-полу--ru-prefix-NYTGr~yv1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: пол- (pol-) (english: especially in the nominative case) Derived forms: полубо́г (polubóg), полубоги́ня (polubogínja), полуавтомати́ческий (poluavtomatíčeskij), полуме́ры (poluméry), полумёртвый (polumjórtvyj), полуго́док (polugódok), полукро́вок (polukróvok), полуша́лок (polušálok)

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "roman": "polubogínja",
      "word": "полубоги́ня"
    },
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      "roman": "poluavtomatíčeskij",
      "word": "полуавтомати́ческий"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "poluméry",
      "word": "полуме́ры"
    },
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      "roman": "polumjórtvyj",
      "word": "полумёртвый"
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      "word": "полукро́вок"
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        {
          "text": "полукру́г ― polukrúg ― semicircle",
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        },
        {
          "english": "twilight, semi-darkness, shade",
          "roman": "polumrák",
          "text": "полумра́к",
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        },
        {
          "english": "peninsula",
          "roman": "poluóstrov",
          "text": "полуо́стров",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-sleep, twilight sleep",
          "roman": "polusón",
          "text": "полусо́н",
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        },
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          "english": "semiconductor",
          "roman": "poluprovodník",
          "text": "полупроводни́к",
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        },
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          "english": "semi-automatic device",
          "roman": "poluavtomát",
          "text": "полуавтома́т",
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          "english": "half a room",
          "roman": "polkómnaty",
          "text": "полко́мнаты",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half a percent",
          "roman": "polprocénta",
          "text": "полпроце́нта",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half a bucket",
          "roman": "polvedrá",
          "text": "полведра́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half an hour, half-hour",
          "roman": "polčasá",
          "text": "полчаса́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half a point, half-point",
          "roman": "pol-očká",
          "text": "пол-очка́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half of Moscow",
          "roman": "pol-Moskvý",
          "text": "пол-Москвы́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half the world",
          "roman": "polmíra",
          "text": "полми́ра",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half the trouble, not that bad",
          "roman": "polbedý",
          "text": "полбеды́",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half a day",
          "roman": "polsútok",
          "text": "полсу́ток",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "noon, midday",
          "roman": "póldenʹ",
          "text": "по́лдень",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "midnight",
          "roman": "pólnočʹ",
          "text": "по́лночь",
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        },
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          "english": "noon, midday",
          "roman": "polúdnja",
          "text": "полу́дня",
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          "english": "midnight",
          "roman": "polúnoči",
          "text": "полу́ночи",
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        {
          "text": "полушерстяно́й ― polušerstjanój ― half-woollen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "полулега́льный ― polulegálʹnyj ― semi-legal",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-lit, semi-illuminated",
          "roman": "poluosveščónnyj",
          "text": "полуосвещённый",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "полувью́щийся ― poluvʹjúščijsja ― semi-curly",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "demi-",
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          "half-"
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        {
          "english": "to half-close, to semi-enclose",
          "roman": "poluzakrýtʹ",
          "text": "полузакры́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to lie reclined, to lie with the upper body raised",
          "roman": "poluležátʹ",
          "text": "полулежа́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to half-dress, to half-clothe",
          "roman": "poluodétʹ",
          "text": "полуоде́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to sit reclined, to lie with the upper body raised",
          "roman": "polusidétʹ",
          "text": "полусиде́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to half-rot, to semi-rot",
          "roman": "poluistlétʹ",
          "text": "полуистле́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to half-hide, to half-conceal",
          "roman": "poluskrýtʹ",
          "text": "полускры́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be half-bent, to half-bend (passive)",
          "roman": "polusgibátʹsja",
          "text": "полусгиба́ться",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "text": "полулёжа ― poluljóža ― in a semi-recumbent position, recumbently",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-sitting",
          "roman": "polusídja",
          "text": "полуси́дя",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half-jokingly",
          "roman": "polušutjá",
          "text": "полушутя́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half-dark, semi-dark, with insufficient lighting",
          "roman": "polutemnó",
          "text": "полутемно́",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-seriously",
          "roman": "poluvserʹjóz",
          "text": "полувсерьёз",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-guessing, half-at-random",
          "roman": "polunaugád",
          "text": "полунауга́д",
          "type": "example"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌpoɫʊ]"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "especially in the nominative case",
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    }
  ],
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      "roman": "polubóg",
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          "english": "twilight, semi-darkness, shade",
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          "english": "peninsula",
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          "english": "half-sleep, twilight sleep",
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          "english": "semiconductor",
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          "english": "half a room",
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          "english": "half a percent",
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          "english": "half a bucket",
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        {
          "english": "half an hour, half-hour",
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        {
          "english": "half a point, half-point",
          "roman": "pol-očká",
          "text": "пол-очка́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half of Moscow",
          "roman": "pol-Moskvý",
          "text": "пол-Москвы́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "half the world",
          "roman": "polmíra",
          "text": "полми́ра",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half the trouble, not that bad",
          "roman": "polbedý",
          "text": "полбеды́",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half a day",
          "roman": "polsútok",
          "text": "полсу́ток",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "noon, midday",
          "roman": "póldenʹ",
          "text": "по́лдень",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "midnight",
          "roman": "pólnočʹ",
          "text": "по́лночь",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "noon, midday",
          "roman": "polúdnja",
          "text": "полу́дня",
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        },
        {
          "english": "midnight",
          "roman": "polúnoči",
          "text": "полу́ночи",
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        },
        {
          "text": "полулега́льный ― polulegálʹnyj ― semi-legal",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-lit, semi-illuminated",
          "roman": "poluosveščónnyj",
          "text": "полуосвещённый",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "полувью́щийся ― poluvʹjúščijsja ― semi-curly",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "semi-, demi-, half-"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "semi-",
          "semi-"
        ],
        [
          "demi-",
          "demi-"
        ],
        [
          "half-",
          "half-"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "produces compound adjective",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(takes adjective, produces compound adjective) semi-, demi-, half-"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "takes adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to half-close, to semi-enclose",
          "roman": "poluzakrýtʹ",
          "text": "полузакры́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to lie reclined, to lie with the upper body raised",
          "roman": "poluležátʹ",
          "text": "полулежа́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to half-dress, to half-clothe",
          "roman": "poluodétʹ",
          "text": "полуоде́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to sit reclined, to lie with the upper body raised",
          "roman": "polusidétʹ",
          "text": "полусиде́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to half-rot, to semi-rot",
          "roman": "poluistlétʹ",
          "text": "полуистле́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to half-hide, to half-conceal",
          "roman": "poluskrýtʹ",
          "text": "полускры́ть",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be half-bent, to half-bend (passive)",
          "roman": "polusgibátʹsja",
          "text": "полусгиба́ться",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "incompletely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "productive",
          "productive"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "productive; produces compound verbs; productive; produces compound verbs",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(productive, takes verbs, produces compound verbs) incompletely"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "takes verbs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "полулёжа ― poluljóža ― in a semi-recumbent position, recumbently",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-sitting",
          "roman": "polusídja",
          "text": "полуси́дя",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-jokingly",
          "roman": "polušutjá",
          "text": "полушутя́",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-dark, semi-dark, with insufficient lighting",
          "roman": "polutemnó",
          "text": "полутемно́",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-seriously",
          "roman": "poluvserʹjóz",
          "text": "полувсерьёз",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "half-guessing, half-at-random",
          "roman": "polunaugád",
          "text": "полунауга́д",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "incompletely"
      ],
      "qualifier": "produces compound adverb",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(takes adverb, produces compound adverb) incompletely"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "takes adverb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌpoɫʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "especially in the nominative case",
      "roman": "pol-",
      "word": "пол-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "полу-"
}

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