-ов

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

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔf/

Suffix

-ов • (-ov)

1. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).

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

   • Петров кон — Peter’s horse

Related terms

• -ев (-ev)

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔf/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Suffix

-ов • (-ov)

1. ’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

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Russian

Etymology 1

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

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

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) occurs.

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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.