noun
Meaning 1
A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
doline
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noun
Meaning 2
Any sinkhole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
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.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: doliini — depression in karstic terrain
- German: Doline — depression in karstic terrain
- Polish: lej krasowy — depression in karstic terrain
- Polish: lejek krasowy — depression in karstic terrain
- Polish: werteb krasowy — depression in karstic terrain
- Polish: wertep krasowy — depression in karstic terrain
- Romanian: dolină — depression in karstic terrain
- Serbo-Croatian: vrtača — depression in karstic terrain
- Turkish: obruk — depression in karstic terrain
- Vietnamese: phễu — depression in karstic terrain