płonina

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *polnina. Cognates include Polish płonina, Czech planina, Ukrainian полонина (polonyna). By surface analysis, płoń +‎ ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpwɔnʲina]

Noun

płonina f

  1. plain (expanse of land with relatively low relief)

Declension

Synonyms

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish płonina, Proto-Slavic *polnina. Cognates include Lower Sorbian płonina, Czech planina, Ukrainian полонина (polonyna). Doublet of połonina, a Ukrainian borrowing. By surface analysis, płony +‎ ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pwɔˈɲi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: pło‧ni‧na

Noun

płonina f

  1. (obsolete) barren, barren land
    Synonym: (obsolete) płonia
  2. (rare) mountain pasture, mountain meadow, mountain clearing
    Synonym: (regional) połonina

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