-овна
Russian
Alternative forms
- -евна (-evna) – used after a soft consonant
- -ична (-išna) – colloquial, after a soft consonant, stressed on the stem
- -инична (-inišna) – colloquial, after a soft consonant, stressed on the ending
- -ычна (-yšna) – colloquial, after a hard consonant
Suffix
-овна • (-ovna) f
- A feminine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: daughter of
- Па́вел (Pável, “Paul”) + -овна (-ovna) → Па́вловна (Pávlovna, “daughter of Pavel (Paul)”)
- Ива́н (Iván, “John”) + -овна (-ovna) → Ива́новна (Ivánovna, “daughter of Ivan (John)”)
Usage notes
- The word stress may fall on the stem – Ива́новна (Ivánovna) – or on the suffix – Петро́вна (Petróvna).
Declension
Declension of -овна (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -овна -ovna | -овны -ovny |
| genitive | -овны -ovny | -овн -ovn |
| dative | -овне -ovne | -овнам -ovnam |
| accusative | -овну -ovnu | -овн -ovn |
| instrumental | -овной, -овною -ovnoj, -ovnoju | -овнами -ovnami |
| prepositional | -овне -ovne | -овнах -ovnax |
Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -овна