-ovina

Czech

Etymology

Probably from -ový + -ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ ovɪna]
  • Rhymes: -ɪna

Suffix

-ovina f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. forms nouns from nouns
    bílek (egg white, albumen) + -ovinabílkovina (protein)
    líh (ethanol, spirit) + -ovinalihovina (liquor)
    mlha (fog, mist) + -ovinamlhovina (nebula)
    moč (urine) + -ovinamočovina (urea)
    vrch (hill) + -ovinavrchovina (highland)
    zvon (bell) + -ovinazvonovina (bell metal)
  2. forms nouns from verbs
    tisknout (to print) + -ovinatiskovina (printed material)
  3. forms nouns from numerals
    půl (half, numeral) + -ovinapolovina (half, noun)

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ovina

Further reading

  • -ovina in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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