ostrov

See also: Ostrov

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ostrov.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈostrof]

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• Hyphenation: os‧t‧rov

Noun

ostrov m inan

1. island (land surrounded by water)

Declension

Declension of ostrov (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ostrov	ostrovy
genitive	ostrova	ostrovů
dative	ostrovu	ostrovům
accusative	ostrov	ostrovy
vocative	ostrove	ostrovy
locative	ostrově	ostrovech
instrumental	ostrovem	ostrovy

Derived terms

• ostrovan
• ostrovní
• poloostrov m
• souostroví n

Further reading

• “ostrov”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ostrov”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ostrov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈostroʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈostrof/

Noun

ostrov m inan

1. island (land surrounded by water)

Declension

Declension of ostrov (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ostrov	ostrovy	ostrovi, ostrovové
genitive	ostrova, ostrovu	ostrovú	ostrovóv
dative	ostrovu	ostrovoma	ostrovóm
accusative	ostrov	ostrovy	ostrovy
vocative	ostrove	ostrovy	ostrovi, ostrovové
locative	ostrově, ostrovu	ostrovú	ostroviech
instrumental	ostrovem	ostrovoma	ostrovy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: ostrov

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “ostrov”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic островъ (ostrovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ.

Noun

ostrov n (plural ostroave)

1. ait (island in a river)
2. (dated) island (in general)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ostrov	ostrovul		ostroave	ostroavele
genitive-dative	ostrov	ostrovului		ostroave	ostroavelor
vocative	ostrovule			ostroavelor

Synonyms

• (ait): grind
• (island): insulă

Derived terms

• ostrovean

Further reading

• “ostrov”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔstrɔʋ]

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

ostrov m inan (relational adjective ostrovný, diminutive ostrovček)

1. island

Declension

Declension of ostrov
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	ostrov	ostrovy
genitive	ostrova	ostrovov
dative	ostrovu	ostrovom
accusative	ostrov	ostrovy
locative	ostrove	ostrovoch
instrumental	ostrovom	ostrovmi

Derived terms

• súostrovie

Further reading

• “ostrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025