dolina

See also: Dolina, dolină, and doliną

English

Noun

dolina (plural dolinas)

1. (geology) Alternative form of doline.

Catalan

Etymology

From a Slavic language, perhaps via German Doline, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dolina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [duˈli.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [doˈli.na]

Noun

dolina f (plural dolines)

1. (geology) doline (a sinkhole in karstic terrain)
2. sinkhole

   Synonym: bòfia

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdolɪna]
• Hyphenation: do‧li‧na

Noun

dolina f (diminutive dolinka)

1. valley

Declension

Declension of dolina (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	dolina	doliny
genitive	doliny	dolin
dative	dolině	dolinám
accusative	dolinu	doliny
vocative	dolino	doliny
locative	dolině	dolinách
instrumental	dolinou	dolinami

Related terms

nouns

• dolinečka
• údolí

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dolina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dolina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /doˈlina/ [doˈli.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: do‧li‧na

Noun

dolina (plural dolina-dolina)

1. (hydrology, geology) doline

Alternative forms

• dolin

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

dolina

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *dolъ

Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ina

Proto-Slavic *dolina

Polish dolina

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolina. By surface analysis, dół +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔˈli.na/

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: do‧li‧na

Noun

dolina f (diminutive dolinka)

1. valley, dale

Declension

Declension of dolina

	singular	plural
nominative	dolina	doliny
genitive	doliny	dolin
dative	dolinie	dolinom
accusative	dolinę	doliny
instrumental	doliną	dolinami
locative	dolinie	dolinach
vocative	dolino	doliny

Derived terms

adjective

• dolinny

noun

• doliniarz
• pradolina

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “dolina”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Serbo-Croatian dolìna.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈlĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈlĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈli.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈli.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -ĩnɐ, -inɐ
• Hyphenation: do‧li‧na

Noun

dolina f (plural dolinas)

1. (geology) doline (circular cavity, usually of large dimensions, which results from the depression caused by underground erosion or by the chemical dissolution of rocks by the action of water laden with carbon dioxide, especially in limestone terrain)

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dolina”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “dolina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

dolina

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of dolină

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dolǐna/
• Hyphenation: do‧li‧na

Noun

dolìna f (Cyrillic spelling долѝна)

1. valley, especially one in limestone
2. dale

Declension

Declension of dolina

	singular	plural
nominative	dolìna	doline
genitive	doline	dolínā
dative	dolini	dolinama
accusative	dolinu	doline
vocative	dolino	doline
locative	dolini	dolinama
instrumental	dolinom	dolinama

Descendants

• → Romanian: dolină

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔlìːna/

Noun

dolína f

1. valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	dolína
gen. sing.	dolíne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	dolína	dolíni	dolíne
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dolíne	dolín	dolín
dative (dajȃlnik)	dolíni	dolínama	dolínam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	dolíno	dolíni	dolíne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	dolíni	dolínah	dolínah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	dolíno	dolínama	dolínami

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “dolina”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈlina/ [d̪oˈli.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: do‧li‧na

Noun

dolina f (plural dolinas)

1. doline; sinkhole

Further reading

• “dolina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025