See also: borovi

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From bor +‎ -oví. The noun bor comes from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes connected with Proto-Slavic *bara, meaning the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.[1]

Noun edit

boroví n (collective, singular only)

  1. pinewood (forest consisting of pines)
    Synonym: bor
Declension edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

boroví

  1. animate masculine nominative/vocative plural of borový

References edit

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “bor1”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, pages 92–93

Further reading edit

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

Anagrams edit