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Ukrainian
Etymology
Possibly from серце́вий (sercévyj) + -и́на (-ýna). Compare Russian сердцеви́на (serdcevína).
Pronunciation
Noun
серцеви́на • (sercevýna) f inan (genitive серцеви́ни, nominative plural серцеви́ни, genitive plural серцеви́н, relational adjective серцеви́нний)
- (botany) core, pith, heart, kernel
- core (inner part of something)
- (figuratively) core (centrally important element or group of elements in a system, collective etc.)
- (figuratively) heart, core (centre or essence)
Declension
Synonyms
- (botany, inner part): осере́док m (oserédok)
- (core (all senses), kernel): ядро́ n (jadró)
- (heart (essence)): суть f (sutʹ)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “серцевина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “серцевина”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “серцевина”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “серцевина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “серцевина”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)