славина
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian slăvină, probably of Slavic origin, ultimately equivalent to Proto-Slavic *slavь (“stopple”) + -ина (-ina) (which is perhaps akin to Lithuanian šlúoti (“to sweep”)). Skok (in reference to the Croatian cognate) derives it from Vulgar Latin lavāre (“to wash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɫɐˈvinɐ]
Noun
слави́на • (slavína) f (dialectal, Moesian and Torlak dialects)
- faucet, bung, tap
- (technical) old-style valve, flap (device which controls (blocks/releases) the flow of a fluid)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | слави́на slavína |
слави́ни slavíni |
| definite | слави́ната slavínata |
слави́ните slavínite |
Related terms
- сла́вей (slávej, “small faucet, tap”) (dialectal)
- Сло́вута (Slóvuta, “Upper Dnieper”) (historical)
References
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “слъвина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 133
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɫavina]
Noun
славина • (slavina) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | славина (slavina) | славини (slavini) |
| definite unspecified | славината (slavinata) | славините (slavinite) |
| definite proximal | славинава (slavinava) | славиниве (slavinive) |
| definite distal | славинана (slavinana) | славинине (slavinine) |
| vocative | славино (slavino) | славини (slavini) |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slǎʋina/
- Hyphenation: сла‧ви‧на
Noun
сла̀вина f (Latin spelling slàvina)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | славина | славине |
| genitive | славине | славина |
| dative | славини | славинама |
| accusative | славину | славине |
| vocative | славино | славине |
| locative | славини | славинама |
| instrumental | славином | славинама |
Further reading
- “славина”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025