-ов

See also: ов, -ov, ov, OV, óv, öv, and øv

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔf/

Suffix

-ов • (-ov)

1. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).

   • Петров (Petrov) — Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   • Петров коњ — Peter’s horse

2. the definite article "the" in its proximate form, male gender.

   • Јади го лебов — Eat the bread (here); Eat this bread
   • Твојов маж е пијан! — This husband of yours is drunk!

Related terms

• -ова (-ova)
• -ово (-ovo)
• -ови (-ovi)
• -ев (-ev)
• -ева (-eva)
• -ево (-evo)
• -вски (-vski)
• -ски (-ski)

See also

• Appendix:Macedonian articles

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Russian

Suffix

-ов • (-ov)

1. (dated or dialectal) 's. (possessive suffix)
2. -son, -s. (suffix used in many last names)

   Ива́нов ― Ivánov ― Jones, Johnson

   Па́влов ― Pávlov ― Paul’s

   Петро́в ― Petróv ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   Христо́в ― Xristóv ― Christ’s

3. s’, of: genitive plural ending for most masculine nouns

   журна́лов ― žurnálov ― of the magazines

   отцо́в ― otcóv ― fathers’, dads’

   столо́в ― stolóv ― of the tables

Declension

'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

'Used in names'

		masculine	feminine	plural
nominative		-ов -ov	-ова -ova	-овы -ovy
genitive		-ова -ova	-овой -ovoj	-овых -ovyx
dative		-ову -ovu	-овой -ovoj	-овым -ovym
accusative		-ова -ova	-ову -ovu	-овых -ovyx
instrumental		-овым -ovym	-овой, -овою1 -ovoj, -ovoju1	-овыми -ovymi
prepositional		-ове -ove	-овой -ovoj	-овых -ovyx

¹ Rare.

Related terms

• -ова (-ova)
• -ово (-ovo)
• -овы (-ovy)
• -ев (-ev)
• -ьёв (-ʹjov)
• -ева (-eva)
• -ьёва (-ʹjóva)
• -ево (-evo)
• -ьёво (-ʹjóvo)
• -евы (-evy)
• -ьёвы (-ʹjóvy)

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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.