See also: ovina and Óvína

Czech

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Etymology

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Probably from -ový + -ina.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ovina f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. forms nouns from nouns
    bílek (egg white, albumen) + ‎-ovina → ‎bílkovina (protein)
    líh (ethanol, spirit) + ‎-ovina → ‎lihovina (liquor)
    mlha (fog, mist) + ‎-ovina → ‎mlhovina (nebula)
    moč (urine) + ‎-ovina → ‎močovina (urea)
    vrch (hill) + ‎-ovina → ‎vrchovina (highland)
    zvon (bell) + ‎-ovina → ‎zvonovina (bell metal)
  2. forms nouns from verbs
    tisknout (to print) + ‎-ovina → ‎tiskovina (printed material)
  3. forms nouns from numerals
    půl (half, numeral) + ‎-ovina → ‎polovina (half, noun)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • -ovina in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017