-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”) + ‎-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

Czech terms suffixed with -ovina

Further reading

• -ovina in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017