ровина

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rovina, morphologically equivalent to ров (rov, ditch) + -ина (-ina). Cognate with Czech rovina (plain, level).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [roˈvinɐ]

Noun

рови́на • (rovína) f

  1. man-made ditch, trench, channel
    Synonyms: кана́л (kanál), и́зкоп (ízkop), я́ма (jáma)
  2. furrow, gutter (which serves as drainage)
    Synonyms: кана́вка (kanávka), уле́й (uléj)
  3. (by extension) erosive depression, hollow, gorge
    Synonyms: овра́г (ovrág), дъ́лбей (dǎ́lbej)
  4. (figurative) large wrinkle, ripple

Declension

  • ров (rov, ditch, trench)
    • ро́вя (róvja, to dig)
      • у́рва (úrva, precipice)
      • рове́тина (rovétina, excavation, delve, trench)
      • ро́вище (róvište), рови́няк (rovínjak, erosive delve, dell)
  • рив (riv, ripple, gust) (obsolete)
  • ру́ха (rúha, deformation, damage) (obsolete)

References

  • ровина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ровина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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