-ով

See also: ով

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ով (-ov).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ov/, [ov]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ov/, [ov]

Suffix

-ով • (-ov)

1. the singular and plural instrumental case ending of nouns of all declension types

   Հայաստանով ― Hayastanov ― instrumental singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)

   քաղաքով ― kʻaġakʻov ― instrumental singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

   քաղաքներով ― kʻaġakʻnerov ― instrumental plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

References

• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 68

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -ո- (-o-) + -վ (-v, “instrumental case marker”).

Suffix

-ով • (-ov)

1. the singular instrumental case ending of o-stem nouns

   մարդով ― mardov ― instrumental singular of մարդ (mard)

Derived terms

• -ովք (-ovkʻ)

Related terms

• -աւ (-aw), -իւ (-iw)

Descendants

• Armenian: -ով (-ov)