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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rovina, morphologically equivalent to ров (rov, “ditch”) + -ина (-ina). Cognate with Czech rovina (“plain, level”).
Pronunciation
Noun
рови́на • (rovína) f
- man-made ditch, trench, channel
- Synonyms: кана́л (kanál), и́зкоп (ízkop), я́ма (jáma)
- furrow, gutter (which serves as drainage)
- Synonyms: кана́вка (kanávka), уле́й (uléj)
- (by extension) erosive depression, hollow, gorge
- Synonyms: овра́г (ovrág), дъ́лбей (dǎ́lbej)
- (figurative) large wrinkle, ripple
Declension
- ров (rov, “ditch, trench”)
- 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