ровный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orvьnъ. Cognate with Belarusian ро́ўны (róŭny). Doublet of ра́вный (rávnyj), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Adjective

ро́вный (róvnyj) (comparative (по)ровне́е or (по)ровне́й, superlative ровне́йший)

  1. even, level, flat, smooth
  2. straight
  3. equal, balanced

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: rovnoi

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ровный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress