-овик
Russian
Alternative forms
- -евик (-evik) (after a palatalized or formerly palatalized consonant)
Etymology
Originally from -ик (-ik) added to adjectives ending in -овый (-ovyj) or -ово́й (-ovój); later extracted out as its own suffix.
Pronunciation
- -овик: IPA(key): [əvʲɪk]
- -ови́к: IPA(key): [ɐˈvʲik]
Suffix
-овик or -ови́к • (-ovik or -ovík) m inan or m anim
- suffix appended to nouns to form related nouns of various sorts, both animate and inanimate, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma
Usage notes
- For many, perhaps most, nouns ending in -овик (-ovik), the base noun has a corresponding relational adjective in -овый (-ovyj) or
-ово́й (-ovój), in which case an analysis of the noun as formed from the relational adjective + -ик (-ik) is still possible, and in same cases preferred.
- As with -ик (-ik), the suffix may be stressed, in which case it is in accent pattern b (always ending-stressed).
- The suffix becomes -евик (-evik) after a palatalized consonant (including unpaired ч щ /j/) or a formerly palatalized consonant (ш ж ц).
Declension
Declension of -овик, -ови́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a/b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -овик, -ови́к -ovik, -ovík | -овики, -овики́ -oviki, -ovikí |
| genitive | -овика, -овика́ -ovika, -oviká | -овиков, -овико́в -ovikov, -ovikóv |
| dative | -овику, -овику́ -oviku, -ovikú | -овикам, -овика́м -ovikam, -ovikám |
| accusative animate inanimate | -овика, -овика́ -ovika, -oviká | -овиков, -овико́в -ovikov, -ovikóv |
| -овик, -ови́к -ovik, -ovík | -овики, -овики́ -oviki, -ovikí | |
| instrumental | -овиком, -овико́м -ovikom, -ovikóm | -овиками, -овика́ми -ovikami, -ovikámi |
| prepositional | -овике, -овике́ -ovike, -oviké | -овиках, -овика́х -ovikax, -ovikáx |
Derived terms
Category Russian words suffixed with -овик not found