падина

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Bulgarian

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Изглед от Мъртво море: безоточно езеро образувало се в най-дълбоката падина на Земята

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *padina, formed from па́дам (pádam, to fall) or пад (pad, fall) +‎ -ина (-ina).

Pronunciation

Noun

падина́ (padináf

  1. (literary) downfall, descent
  2. (geology) depression (area below the sea level)
    Synonyms: депре́сия (deprésija), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)
  3. (colloquial) dale, vale, lowland
    Synonyms: дол (dol), долчи́на (dolčína), низина́ (niziná)
  4. (oceanology) trench
    океа́нска падина́okeánska padináocean trench

Declension

References

  • падина”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • падина”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

падина (padinaf (diminutive падинка)

  1. (geography) slope, hillside

Declension