целина

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *cělina; equivalent to цял (cjal, “whole, complete”) +‎ -ина (-ina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛliˈna]

Noun

целина́ • (celiná) f

1. (abstract, obsolete) integrity, completeness

   Synonyms: ця́лост (cjálost), чита́вост (čitávost)

2. (dialectal) virgin, uncultivated, barren land

   Synonym: (dialectal) ле́ди́на (lédína)

Declension

Declension of целина́

	singular	plural
indefinite	целина́ celiná	целини́ celiní
definite	целина́та celináta	целини́те celiníte

Related terms

• ця́лост (cjálost, “completeness”)

References

• “целина²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “целина (земя)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Целина (грудка и полистие)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek σέλινο (sélino), along with Romanian țelină.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlinɐ]

Noun

це́лина • (célina) f

1. celery

Declension

Declension of це́лина

	singular
indefinite	це́лина célina
definite	це́лината célinata

References

• “целина¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “целина (зеленчук)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• налице (nalice)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cělina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlina]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛˈlina] (nonstandard)

Noun

целина • (celina) f (diminutive целинка)

1. whole, entirety

Declension

Declension of целина

	singular	plural
indefinite	целина	целини
definite unspecified	целината	целините
definite proximal	целинава	целиниве
definite distal	целинана	целинине
vocative	целино	целини

Russian

Alternative forms

• цѣлина́ (cěliná) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cělina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨlʲɪˈna]

• Audio

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Noun

целина́ • (celiná) f inan (genitive целины́, uncountable, relational adjective цели́нный)

1. tselina; virgin lands, virgin soil
2. unbroken expanse

Declension

Declension of целина́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	целина́ celiná
genitive	целины́ celiný
dative	целине́ celiné
accusative	целину́ celinú
instrumental	целино́й, целино́ю celinój, celinóju
prepositional	целине́ celiné

Derived terms

• цели́нник (celínnik)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• цјелѝна (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cělina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡selǐna/
• Hyphenation: це‧ли‧на

Noun

целѝна f (Latin spelling celìna)

1. totality, whole, entirety
2. state of being total, with no missing parts

Declension

Declension of целина

	singular	plural
nominative	целина	целине
genitive	целине	целина
dative	целини	целинама
accusative	целину	целине
vocative	целино	целине
locative	целини	целинама
instrumental	целином	целинама