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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɔstrof]
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Noun

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о́стров (óstrovm

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Declension

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Declension of о́стров
singular plural
indefinite о́стров
óstrov
о́строви
óstrovi
definite
(subject form)
о́стровът
óstrovǎt
о́стровите
óstrovite
definite
(object form)
о́строва
óstrova
count form о́строва
óstrova
vocative form о́строве
óstrove
о́строви
óstrovi

References

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  • остров”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • остров”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ

Pronunciation

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Noun

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остров (ostrovm (relational adjective островски, diminutive островче)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Declension

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Declension of остров
singular plural
indefinite остров (ostrov) острови (ostrovi)
definite unspecified островот (ostrovot) островите (ostrovite)
definite proximal островов (ostrovov) островиве (ostrovive)
definite distal островон (ostrovon) островине (ostrovine)
vocative острову (ostrovu) острови (ostrovi)
count form острова (ostrova)

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic островъ (ostrovŭ). Akin to струя́ (strujá), стру́мень (strúmenʹ).

Compare Slovene ótok.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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о́стров (óstrovm inan (genitive о́строва, nominative plural острова́, genitive plural острово́в, relational adjective островно́й, diminutive острово́к)

  1. island
  2. isle

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “остров”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “остров”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 609