rovina

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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

   syntaktická rovina — syntactic level

   pragmatická rovina — pragmatic level

   věcná rovina

Further reading

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

Alternative forms

• ruina (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier ruina, from Latin ruīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈvina/, [r̺oˈviː.n̺ä]
• Hyphenation: ro‧vi‧na

Noun

rovina f (plural rovine)

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

Verb

rovina

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

Anagrams

• ornavi, varino, virano