-от

See also: от, от-, and Appendix:Variations of "ot"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-otъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ɔt]

Suffix

-от • (-ot)

1. Forms resultant nouns:

   ‎и́мам (ímam) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎имо́т (imót)

   ‎жив (živ) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎живо́т (živót)

1. Forms expressive or resultant nouns from onomatopoeia:

   ‎кло́кам (klókam) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎кло́кот (klókot)

   ‎гъ́рмя (gǎ́rmja) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎гръ́мот (grǎ́mot)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -от

Etymology 2

Borrowed along with the respective word from various languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ɔt]

Suffix

-от • (-ot)

1. Of Greek origin, reflexing a t-stem:

   Ancient Greek ῐ̓δῐώτης (idiṓtēs, “private person”) → идио́т (idiót, “idiot, fool”)

   Ancient Greek κῑβωτός (kībōtós, “chest, coffer”) → киво́т (kivót, “ark”)

2. From various western languages or Russian:

   English boycott → бойко́т (bojkót, “boycott”)

   French marmotte → мармо́т (marmót, “marmot”)

   Russian ено́т (jenót) → ено́т (enót, “rackoon”)

   Czech robot → робо́т (robót, “robot”)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔt]

Suffix

-от • (-ot)

1. the definite article "the" in its unspecified singular form, male gender.

   • Моливот е остар. — The pencil is sharp
   • Гледај го новиот филм. — Watch the new movie

2. Suffix appended to imperfective verbs to create a masculine noun denoting action.

   молскот, пискот, тропот, блескот

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -от

Related terms

• -то (-to)
• -та (-ta)

See also

• Appendix:Macedonian articles