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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
do-line
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.

noun

Any sinkhole.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *dolъ Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder. Proto-Slavic *-ina Proto-Slavic *dolinader. English doline From a Slavic (most likely Russian or Slovene) word dolina ("valley"), perhaps via German Doline.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dolines (plural) dolina (alternative)

Questions

What does doline mean?
A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.
Where does doline come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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