ostrov

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ostrov, from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈostrof]

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• Hyphenation: os‧t‧rov

Noun

ostrov m inan

1. island (land surrounded by water)

Declension

Declension of ostrov (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ostrov	ostrovy
genitive	ostrova	ostrovů
dative	ostrovu	ostrovům
accusative	ostrov	ostrovy
vocative	ostrove	ostrovy
locative	ostrově	ostrovech
instrumental	ostrovem	ostrovy

Derived terms

• ostrovan
• ostrovní
• poloostrov m
• souostroví n

 

Further reading

• ostrov in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ostrov in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• ostrov in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈostroʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈostrof/

Noun

ostrov m inan

1. island (land surrounded by water)

Declension

Declension of ostrov (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ostrov	ostrovy	ostrovi, ostrovové
genitive	ostrova, ostrovu	ostrovú	ostrovóv
dative	ostrovu	ostrovoma	ostrovóm
accusative	ostrov	ostrovy	ostrovy
vocative	ostrove	ostrovy	ostrovi, ostrovové
locative	ostrově, ostrovu	ostrovú	ostroviech
instrumental	ostrovem	ostrovoma	ostrovy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: ostrov

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ostrov”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic островъ (ostrovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srew-.

Noun

ostrov n (plural ostroave)

1. ait (island in a river)
2. (dated) island (in general)

Declension

Declension of ostrov

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ostrov	ostrovul	(niște) ostroave	ostroavele
genitive/dative	(unui) ostrov	ostrovului	(unor) ostroave	ostroavelor
vocative	ostrovule		ostroavelor

Synonyms

• (ait): grind
• (island): insulă

Derived terms

• ostrovean

Further reading

• ostrov in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈostrou̯/

Noun

ostrov m inan (genitive singular ostrova, nominative plural ostrovy, genitive plural ostrovov, declension pattern of dub)

1. island

Declension

Declension of ostrov

	singular	plural
nominative	ostrov	ostrovy
genitive	ostrova	ostrovov
dative	ostrovu	ostrovom
accusative	ostrov	ostrovy
locative	ostrove	ostrovoch
instrumental	ostrovom	ostrovmi

Derived terms

• ostrovný
• súostrovie

Diminutives

• ostrovček

Further reading

• “ostrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024