-ов

See also: ов and Appendix:Variations of "ov"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ˈɔf]

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 (ež, “hedgehog”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎ежов (ežov, “hedgehog's”)

2. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix)

   Петров ― Petrov ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   Петров кон ― Petrov kon ― Peter’s horse

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ов

Related terms

• -ев (-ev)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔf]

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).

   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)

1. 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)

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

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)

 

Descendants

• → Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)

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)

1. 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)

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.