ровина

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rovina, morphologically equivalent to ров (rov, “ditch”) +‎ -ина (-ina). Cognate with Czech rovina (“plain, level”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈvinɐ]

Noun

рови́на • (rovína) f

1. man-made ditch, trench, channel

   Synonyms: кана́л (kanál), и́зкоп (ízkop), я́ма (jáma)

2. furrow, gutter (which serves as drainage)

   Synonyms: кана́вка (kanávka), уле́й (uléj)

3. (by extension) erosive depression, hollow, gorge

   Synonyms: овра́г (ovrág), дъ́лбей (dǎ́lbej)

4. (figurative) large wrinkle, ripple

Declension

Declension of рови́на

	singular	plural
indefinite	рови́на rovína	рови́ни rovíni
definite	рови́ната rovínata	рови́ните rovínite

Related terms

• ров (rov, “ditch, trench”)
  • ро́вя (róvja, “to dig”)
    • у́рва (úrva, “precipice”)
    • рове́тина (rovétina, “excavation, delve, trench”)
    • ро́вище (róvište), рови́няк (rovínjak, “erosive delve, dell”)
• рив (riv, “ripple, gust”) (obsolete)
• ру́ха (rúha, “deformation, damage”) (obsolete)

References

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