серцевина

Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly from серце́вий (sercévyj) + -и́на (-ýna). Compare Russian сердцеви́на (serdcevína).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sert͡seˈʋɪnɐ]
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Noun

серцеви́на • (sercevýna) f inan (genitive серцеви́ни, nominative plural серцеви́ни, genitive plural серцеви́н, relational adjective серцеви́нний)

  1. (botany) core, pith, heart, kernel
  2. core (inner part of something)
  3. (figuratively) core (centrally important element or group of elements in a system, collective etc.)
  4. (figuratively) heart, core (centre or essence)

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