-ов
Bulgarian Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.
Pronunciation Edit
Suffix Edit
-ов • (-ov) m
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
- -ев (-ev)
Macedonian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.
Suffix Edit
-ов • (-ov)
- Appended to nouns to create adjectives.
- ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).
Related terms Edit
- -ев (-ev)
Etymology 2 Edit
From enclitic овој (ovoj, “this”), from Proto-Slavic *ovъ.
Suffix Edit
-ов • (-ov)
See also Edit
Russian Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.
Suffix Edit
-ов • (-ov)
- Forms possessive adjectives
- Forms patronymic surnames
Usage notes Edit
- Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ин (-in) occurs.
Declension Edit
Declension of -ов (possessive)
masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | -ов -ov |
-ово -ovo |
-ова -ova |
-овы -ovy | |
genitive | -ова -ova |
-овой -ovoj |
-овых -ovyx | ||
dative | -ову -ovu |
-овой -ovoj |
-овым -ovym | ||
accusative | animate | -ова -ova |
-ово -ovo |
-ову -ovu |
-овых -ovyx |
inanimate | -ов -ov |
-овы -ovy | |||
instrumental | -овым -ovym |
-овой, -овою -ovoj, -ovoju |
-овыми -ovymi | ||
prepositional | -овом -ovom |
-овой -ovoj |
-овых -ovyx |
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- → Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)
See also Edit
- -ын (-yn)
Etymology 2 Edit
From old u-stems, where Old East Slavic -овъ was a combination of the final syllable of the stem and the genitive plural desinence -ъ (-ŭ).
Suffix Edit
-ов • (-ov)
- Genitive plural desinence of most hard-stem masculine nouns
Usage notes Edit
- With soft stems, -ей (-ej) usually occurs instead.
Serbo-Croatian Edit
Suffix Edit
-ов (Latin spelling -ov)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.
- Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of masculine nouns.