rovina

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orvьnina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrovɪna]

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Noun

rovina f

1. plain, flatland (expanse of land)
2. (geometry) plane (a flat surface extending infinitely in all directions)
3. 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

• nadrovina
• nakloněná rovina
• rovinka
• rovinný

 

Further reading

• rovina in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• rovina in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• rovina in Internetová jazyková příručka

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)

1. (literally and figuratively) ruin, destruction, downfall, collapse
2. (in the plural) ruins, remains, debris
3. bane
4. mess

Related terms

• rovinare
• rovinio
• rovinoso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rovina

1. inflection of rovinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• avorni, ornavi, rovani, vanirò, varino, virano