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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ов (-ov) m

  1. of, belonging to; creates possessive adjectives.
    ябълка (jabǎlka, an apple) + -ов (-ov)ябълков (jabǎlkov, apple (adj.))
    право (pravo, law) + -ов (-ov)правов (pravov, legal, pertaining to law)
    бук (buk, oak) + -ов (-ov)буков (bukov, of oak, oaken)
    еж (, hedgehog) + -ов (-ov)ежов (ežov, hedgehog's)
  2. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix)
    ПетровPetrovPeter’s, Peters, Peterson
    Петров конPetrov konPeter’s horse

Derived terms

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Suffix

-ов (-ov)

  1. Appended to nouns to create adjectives.
    бука (buka) + -ов (-ov)буков (bukov)
    јастреб (jastreb) + -ов (-ov)јастребов (jastrebov)
    јачмен (jačmen) + -ов (-ov)јачменов (jačmenov)
    орев (orev) + -ов (-ov)оревов (orevov)
  2. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).
    ПетровPetrovPeter’s, Peters, Peterson
    Петров коњPetrov konjPeter’s horse

Etymology 2

From enclitic овој (ovoj, this), from Proto-Slavic *ovъ.

Suffix

-ов (-ov)

  1. the definite article "the" in its proximate form, male gender.
    Јади го лебовJadi go lebovEat the bread (here); Eat this bread
    Твојов маж е пијан!Tvojov maž e pijan!This husband of yours is drunk!
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Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -ov, from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Cognates include Czech -ův and Slovak -ov.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈ-ɔw]
  • Rhymes: -ɔw
  • Hyphenation: ов

Suffix

-ов (-ov)

  1. appended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
  2. forms possessive adjectives; 's
    Synonym: -ин (-in)
  3. (rare) male equivalent of -ова (-ova): forms male surnames when first name is omitted
    Джуджар (Džudžar) + -ов (-ov)Джуджаров (Džudžarov)
    Кочиш (Kočiš) + -ов (-ov)Кочишов (Kočišov)
  4. (in the plural) forms plural forms of male surnames

Usage notes

  • Only -ови (-ovi) is used to form adjectives denoting colour.
  • See usage notes of Сабадош (Sabadoš) for use in forming plural forms of male surnames.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Suffix

-ов (-ov)

  1. Forms possessive adjectives
    дед (ded, grandfather) + -ов (-ov)де́дов (dédov, grandfather's)
  2. Forms patronymic surnames
    Ива́н (Iván, Ivan) + -ов (-ov)Ивано́в (Ivanóv)
    Пётр (Pjotr, Peter) + -ов (-ov)Петро́в (Petróv)
    Па́вел (Pável, Paul) + -ов (-ov)Па́влов (Pávlov)
    кузне́ц (kuznéc, blacksmith) + -ов (-ov)Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv)
Usage notes
  • Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ин (-in) occurs.
Declension
  • -ов (-ov)
  • -ова (-ova)
  • -ово (-ovo)
  • -овы (-ovy)
  • -ев (-ev) ~ -ёв (-jóv)
  • -ева (-eva) ~ -ёва (-jóva)
  • -ево (-evo) ~ -ёво (-jóvo)
  • -евы (-evy) ~ -ёвы (-jóvy)
  • -ьев (-ʹjev) ~ -ьёв (-ʹjóv)
  • -ьева (-ʹjeva) ~ -ьёва (-ʹjóva)
  • -ьево (-ʹjevo) ~ -ьёво (-ʹjóvo)
  • -ьевы (-ʹjevy) ~ -ьёвы (-ʹjóvy)
Descendants
  • Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)
  • Ukrainian: -ов (-ov)

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Etymology 2

From old u-stems, where Old East Slavic -овъ was a combination of the final syllable of the stem and the genitive plural desinence ().

Suffix

-ов (-ov)

  1. Genitive plural desinence of most hard-stem masculine nouns
Usage notes
  • With soft stems, -ей (-ej) usually occurs instead.
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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ов (Latin spelling -ov)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of masculine nouns.

Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ов (-ov).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ов (-ov) (feminine -ова)

  1. Forms patronymic surnames
    Камол (Kamol) + -ов (-ov)Камолов (Kamolov)
    Муҳаммад (Muhammad) + -ов (-ov)Муҳаммадов (Muhammadov)
    Рахим (Raxim) + -ов (-ov)Рахимов (Raximov)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ов (-ov), from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Doublet of -ів (-iv).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔu̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɔu̯

Suffix

-ов (-ov) m (feminine -ова, Ukrainian equivalents: -єнко / -енко or -щук / -чук or -юк / -ук)

  1. Forms Russian patronymic surnames, as well as placenames
    Іва́н (Iván, Ivan) + -ов (-ov)Івано́в (Ivanóv, Ivanov)
    Петро́ (Petró, Peter) + -ов (-ov)Петро́в (Petróv, Petrov)
    Павло́ (Pavló, Paul) + -ов (-ov)Па́влов (Pávlov, Pavlov)
    коваль (kovalʹ, blacksmith) + -ов (-ov)Ковальо́в (Kovalʹóv, Kovalev / Kovalyov / Kovaliov)

Usage notes

  • Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ї́н (-jín) occurs

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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