остров

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔstrof]

Noun

о́стров • (óstrov) m

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Declension

Declension of о́стров

	singular	plural
indefinite	о́стров óstrov	о́строви óstrovi
definite (subject form)	о́стровът óstrovǎt	о́стровите óstrovite
definite (object form)	о́строва óstrova
count form	—	о́строва óstrova
vocative form	о́строве óstrove	о́строви óstrovi

References

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

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔstrɔf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

остров • (ostrov) m (relational adjective островски, diminutive островче)

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Declension

Declension of остров

	singular	plural
indefinite	остров	острови
definite unspecified	островот	островите
definite proximal	островов	островиве
definite distal	островон	островине
vocative	острову	острови
count form	—	острова

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Russian

Alternative forms

• о́стровъ (óstrov) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic островъ (ostrovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈostrəf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

о́стров • (óstrov) m inan (genitive о́строва, nominative plural острова́, genitive plural острово́в, relational adjective островно́й, diminutive острово́к)

1. island
2. isle

Declension

Declension of о́стров (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	о́стров óstrov	острова́△ ostrová△
genitive	о́строва óstrova	острово́в ostrovóv
dative	о́строву óstrovu	острова́м ostrovám
accusative	о́стров óstrov	острова́△ ostrová△
instrumental	о́стровом óstrovom	острова́ми ostrovámi
prepositional	о́строве óstrove	острова́х ostrováx
locative	острову́* ostrovú*

^△ Irregular.
^* Dated or regional

Derived terms

• островитя́нин (ostrovitjánin), островитя́нка (ostrovitjánka)
• острово́к (ostrovók)
• полуо́стров (poluóstrov)