-ов
See also: ов, -ov, ov, OV, óv, öv, and øv
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-ˈɔf]
Suffix
-ов • (-ov)
- ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix)
- Петров (Petrov) — Peter’s, Peters, Peterson
- Петров кон — Peter’s horse
Related terms
- -ев (-ev)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔf]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.
Suffix
-ов • (-ov)
- 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)
- ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).
- Петров ― Petrov ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson
- Петров коњ ― Petrov konj ― Peter’s horse
Related terms
- -ев (-ev)
Etymology 2
From enclitic овој (ovoj, “this”), from Proto-Slavic *ovъ.
Suffix
-ов • (-ov)
- the definite article "the" in its proximate form, male gender.
- Јади го лебов ― Jadi go lebov ― Eat the bread (here); Eat this bread
- Твојов маж е пијан! ― Tvojov maž e pijan! ― This husband of yours is drunk!
See also
- Appendix:Macedonian articles
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.
Suffix
-ов • (-ov)
- Forms possessive adjectives
- дед (ded, “grandfather”) + -ов (-ov) → де́дов (dédov, “grandfather's”)
- 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
Declension of -ов (possessive)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ов -ov | -ово -ovo | -ова -ova | -овы -ovy | |
| genitive | -ова -ova | -овой -ovoj | -овых -ovyx | ||
| dative | -ову -ovu | -овой -ovoj | -овым -ovym | ||
| accusative | animate | -ова -ova | -ово -ovo | -ову -ovu | -овых -ovyx |
| inanimate | -ов -ov | -овы -ovy | |||
| instrumental | -овым -ovym | -овой, -овою -ovoj, -ovoju | -овыми -ovymi | ||
| prepositional | -овом -ovom | -овой -ovoj | -овых -ovyx | ||
Related terms
- -ев (-ev)
- -ева (-eva)
- -ево (-evo)
- -евы (-evy)
- -ёв (-jóv)
- -ова (-ova)
- -ово (-ovo)
- -овы (-ovy)
- -ьёв (-ʹjóv)
- -ьёва (-ʹjóva)
- -ьёво (-ʹjóvo)
- -ьёвы (-ʹjóvy)
See also
- -ын (-yn)
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 -ъ (-ŭ).
Suffix
-ов • (-ov)
- Genitive plural desinence of most hard-stem masculine nouns
Usage notes
- With soft stems, -ей (-ej) usually occurs instead.
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ов (Latin spelling -ov)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.
- Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of masculine nouns.