planina

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *pȏlnъ

Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ina

Proto-Slavic *polnina

Czech planina

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polnina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplaɲɪna]

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Noun

planina f (diminutive planinka)

1. plain

   Synonym: pláň

Declension

Declension of planina (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	planina	planiny
genitive	planiny	planin
dative	planině	planinám
accusative	planinu	planiny
vocative	planino	planiny
locative	planině	planinách
instrumental	planinou	planinami

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polnina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /planǐna/
• (Serbia, otherwise rare) IPA^(key): /plânina/

Noun

planìna or (Serbia, otherwise rare) plȁnina f (Cyrillic spelling планѝна or пла̏нина)

1. mountain

   Synonym: gòra

   • 1942-1945, Ivo Andrić, chapter 1, in Na Drini Ćuprija‎^[1]:

     Većim delom svoga toka reka Drina protiče kroz tesne gudure između strmih planina ili kroz duboke kanjone okomito odsečenih obala.

     For the greater part of its course the river Drina flows through narrow gorges between steep mountains or through deep ravines with precipitous banks.

Declension

Declension of planina

	singular	plural
nominative	planìna	plȁnine
genitive	planìnē	planínā
dative	plȁnini	planìnama
accusative	plȁninu	plȁnine
vocative	plȁnino	plȁnine
locative	planìni	planìnama
instrumental	planìnōm	planìnama

See also

• breg (Ekavian)
• brijeg (Ijekavian)
• hrib (archaic)

References

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