серцевина

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from серце́вий (sercévyj) +‎ -и́на (-ýna). Compare Russian сердцеви́на (serdcevína).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sert͡seˈʋɪnɐ]
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Noun edit

серцеви́на (sercevýnaf inan (genitive серцеви́ни, nominative plural серцеви́ни, genitive plural серцеви́н, relational adjective серцеви́нний)

  1. (botany) core, pith, heart, kernel
  2. core (inner part of something)
  3. (figuratively) core (centrally important element or group of elements in a system, collective etc.)
  4. (figuratively) heart, core (centre or essence)

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