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поло́ва

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
chaff, husksagriculture
Ве́тер уно́сит поло́ву с то́ка.
The wind is blowing the chaff off the threshing floor.
Agricultural term; also used figuratively for something worthless.

Examples

Полова летела из-под молотилки весь день.
Chaff flew out from under the threshing machine all day.
Куры с удовольствием клевали полову во дворе.
The chickens happily pecked at the chaff in the yard.
Мешок с половой лежал возле сарая.
A sack of chaff was lying beside the shed.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	поло́ва	поло́вы
Gen.Genitive	поло́вы	поло́в
Dat.Dative	поло́ве	поло́вам
Acc.Accusative	поло́ву	поло́вы
Inst.Instrumental	поло́вой поло́вою	поло́вами
Prep.Prepositional	поло́ве	поло́вах

Related words

See also

полfloor; sex; half
полово́йsexual; floor (attributive); waiter

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