-ow
See also: ow, ów, 'ow, and -ów
Cornish
Alternative forms
- -yow
Etymology
Cognate to Welsh -au, Breton -où.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oʊ]
Suffix
-ow
- Pluralization suffix, roughly equivalent to -s
- chi (“house”) + -ow → chiow (“houses”)
- oy (“egg”) + -ow → oyow (“eggs”)
German
Etymology 1
From native West Slavic languages, such as Polabian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o/
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Suffix
-ow (not productive)
- A place name suffix found in parts of former East Germany (or along the former border, as in Lüchow).
- A surname suffix.
Related terms
- Grabow
- Treptow
Etymology 2
From Polish -ów and Russian -ов (-ov).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔf/
Suffix
-ow (not productive)
- A surname suffix found in names borrowed from Polish or Russian.
- Romanisation of Russian -ов (-ov) in place names.
Related terms
- Gorbatschow
- Kalaschnikow
Yapese
Suffix
-ow
- Dual subject pronoun marker.