височина

Bulgarian

Etymology

висок (visok, “high”) +‎ -ина (-ina)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [visot͡ʃiˈna]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -na

Noun

височина́ • (visočiná) f

1. height, altitude, elevation
2. highland

Declension

Declension of височина́

	singular	plural
indefinite	височина́ visočiná	височини́ visočiní
definite	височина́та visočináta	височини́те visočiníte

Related terms

• вис (vis, “height, elevation; firmament”) (dialectal, dated)
• висота́ (visotá), висина́ (visiná, “height”)
• висо́чество (visóčestvo), височи́е (visočíe, “highness, majesty”)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [viˈsɔt͡ʃina]

Noun

височина • (visočina) f (diminutive височинка)

1. height, altitude, elevation
2. highland

Declension

Declension of височина

	singular	plural
indefinite	височина (visočina)	височини (visočini)
definite unspecified	височината (visočinata)	височините (visočinite)
definite proximal	височинава (visočinava)	височиниве (visočinive)
definite distal	височинана (visočinana)	височинине (visočinine)
vocative	височино (visočino)	височини (visočini)

See also

• висина (visina)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From висо́кий (vysókyj) +‎ -ина́ (-yná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋesɔt͡ʃeˈna]

• Audio:

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Noun

височина́ • (vysočyná) f inan (genitive височини́, nominative plural височи́ни, genitive plural височи́н)

1. height (vertical distance from base to top)
2. height, altitude, elevation (the distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level)
3. height, elevation (a high point)
4. upland (area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation)

Declension

Declension of височина́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	височина́ vysočyná	височи́ни vysočýny
genitive	височини́ vysočyný	височи́н vysočýn
dative	височині́ vysočyní	височи́нам vysočýnam
accusative	височину́ vysočynú	височи́ни vysočýny
instrumental	височино́ю vysočynóju	височи́нами vysočýnamy
locative	височині́ vysočyní	височи́нах vysočýnax
vocative	височи́но vysočýno	височи́ни vysočýny

Synonyms

• (height, altitude, elevation): висота́ f (vysotá)

See also

• нагі́р'я n (nahírʺja)
• низовина́ f (nyzovyná)
• плато́ n (plató)
• плоскогі́р'я n (ploskohírʺja)
• узви́шшя n (uzvýššja)
• узгі́р'я n (uzhírʺja)

References

• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “височина”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• “височина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “височина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “височина”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “височина”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “височина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “височина”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)