-ow

See also: ow, ów, 'ow, and -ów

Cornish

Alternative forms

• -yow

Etymology

Cognate to Welsh -au, Breton -où.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oʊ]

Suffix

-ow

1. Pluralization suffix, roughly equivalent to -s
   • chi (“house”) → chiow (“houses”)
   • oy (“egg”) → oyow (“eggs”)

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German

Etymology

From Polabian or another Slavic language. Related to Polish -ów and Russian -ов (-ov).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ow

1. A place name suffix
2. A surname suffix

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Yapese

Suffix

-ow

1. Dual subject pronoun marker.