rovina
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orvьnina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrovɪna]
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Noun
rovina f (diminutive rovinka)
- plain, flatland (expanse of land)
- (geometry) plane (a flat surface extending infinitely in all directions)
- level
- Synonym: úroveň
- syntaktická rovina ― syntactic level
- pragmatická rovina ― pragmatic level
- věcná rovina ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of rovina (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rovina | roviny |
| genitive | roviny | rovin |
| dative | rovině | rovinám |
| accusative | rovinu | roviny |
| vocative | rovino | roviny |
| locative | rovině | rovinách |
| instrumental | rovinou | rovinami |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “rovina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “rovina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “rovina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈvi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: ro‧vì‧na
Etymology 1
From earlier ruina, from Latin ruīna.
Alternative forms
- ruina (archaic)
Noun
rovina f (plural rovine)
- (literally and figuratively) ruin, destruction, downfall, collapse
- (in the plural) ruins, remains, debris
- bane
- mess
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rovina
- inflection of rovinare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative