boroví

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See also: borovi

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From bor +‎ -oví. The noun bor comes from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes connected with Proto-Slavic *bara, meaning the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.[1]

Noun

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boroví n (collective, singular only)

  1. pinewood (forest consisting of pines)
    Synonym: bor
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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boroví

  1. animate masculine nominative/vocative plural of borový

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “bor1”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, pages 92–93

Further reading

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  • boroví”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • boroví”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

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