Macedonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olovina, from Proto-Slavic *olъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

аловина (alovinaf

  1. (archaic) ale, a type of beer made without hops

Etymology 2 edit

From алов (alov, red), from Ottoman Turkish, cognate to Turkish al (dark red). Alternatively, from the same root as Proto-Slavic *olovina (compare Albanian all).

Noun edit

аловина (alovinaf

  1. (archaic, poetic) redness