ров

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rovъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔf]
• Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

ров • (rov) m

1. ditch, moat, trench, fosse (defensive ditch)

Declension

Declension of ров

	singular	plural
indefinite	ров rov	ро́вове róvove
definite (subject form)	ро́вът róvǎt	ро́вовете róvovete
definite (object form)	ро́ва róva
count form	—	ро́ва róva

References

• “ров”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ров”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rovъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔf]
• Hyphenation: ров

Noun

ров • (rov) m (plural ро́вови, diminutive ро́вче)

1. ditch, moat, trench, fosse (defensive ditch)

Declension

Declension of ров

	singular	plural
indefinite	ров	ровови
definite unspecified	ровот	рововите
definite proximal	ровов	рововиве
definite distal	ровон	рововине
vocative	рову	ровови
count form	—	рова

See also

• транше́ја f (tranšéja)

References

• “ров” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• ровъ (rov) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ровъ (rovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rovъ (“ditch, pitch”), from *ryti (“to dig”) (whence рыть (rytʹ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rof]

• Audio:

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Noun

ров • (rov) m inan (genitive рва, nominative plural рвы, genitive plural рвов)

1. ditch, moat, trench, fosse (defensive ditch)

Declension

Declension of ров (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ро́в róv	рвы́ rvý
genitive	рва́ rvá	рво́в rvóv
dative	рву́ rvú	рва́м rvám
accusative	ро́в róv	рвы́ rvý
instrumental	рво́м rvóm	рва́ми rvámi
prepositional	рве́ rvé	рва́х rváx
locative	во рву́ vo rvú

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rovъ.

Noun

ров m (Latin spelling rov)

1. ditch

Declension

Declension of ров

	singular	plural
nominative	ров	ровови
genitive	рова	ровова
dative	рову	рововима
accusative	ров	ровове
vocative	рове	ровови
locative	рову	рововима
instrumental	ровом	рововима