-от

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

Bulgarian

Etymology

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)

2. 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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔt]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-от • (-ot)

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

   Моливот е остар. ― Molivot e ostar. ― The pencil is sharp.

   Гледај го новиот филм. ― Gledaj go noviot film. ― Watch the new movie.

Related terms

• -то (-to)
• -та (-ta)

See also

• Appendix:Macedonian articles

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-от • (-ot)

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

   ‎молска (molska) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎молскот (molskot)

   ‎писка (piska) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎пискот (piskot)

   ‎тропа (tropa) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎тропот (tropot)

   ‎блеска (bleska) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎блескот (bleskot)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -от