-ов

See also: ов and Appendix:Variations of "ov"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [-ˈɔf]

Suffix

-ов • (-ov) m

of, belonging to; creates possessive adjectives.
‎ябълка (jabǎlka, “an apple”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎ябълков (jabǎlkov, “apple (adj.)”)

‎право (pravo, “law”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎правов (pravov, “legal, pertaining to law”)

‎бук (buk, “oak”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎буков (bukov, “of oak, oaken”)

‎еж (ež, “hedgehog”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎ежов (ežov, “hedgehog's”)
’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix)
Петров ― Petrov ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

Петров кон ― Petrov kon ― Peter’s horse

Derived terms

Related terms

-ев (-ev)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɔf]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Suffix

-ов • (-ov)

Appended to nouns to create adjectives.
‎бука (buka) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎буков (bukov)

‎јастреб (jastreb) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎јастребов (jastrebov)

‎јачмен (jačmen) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎јачменов (jačmenov)

‎орев (orev) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎оревов (orevov)
’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)

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!

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

-ови (-ovi)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -ov, from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Cognates include Czech -ův and Slovak -ov.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈ-ɔf]
Rhymes: -ɔf
Hyphenation: ов

Suffix

-ов (-ov)

appended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
forms possessive adjectives; 's
Synonym: -ин (-in)

Usage notes

Only -ови (-ovi) is used to form adjectives denoting colour.

Declension

Declension of **-ов**
	singular				plural
	masculine		feminine	neuter	virile	nonvirile
nominative	-ов (-ov)		-ова (-ova)	-ове (-ove)	-ови (-ovi)
genitive	-ового (-ovoho)		-овей (-ovej)	-ового (-ovoho)	-ових (-ovix)
dative	-овому (-ovomu)		-овей (-ovej)	-овому (-ovomu)	-овим (-ovim)
accusative	personal/animal	inanimate	-ову (-ovu)	-ове (-ove)	-ових (-ovix)	-ови (-ovi)
accusative	-ового (-ovoho)	-ов (-ov)	-ову (-ovu)	-ове (-ove)	-ових (-ovix)	-ови (-ovi)
instrumental	-овим (-ovim)		-ову (-ovu)	-овим (-ovim)	-овима (-ovima)
locative	-овим / -овому (-ovim / -ovomu)		-овей (-ovej)	-овим / -овому (-ovim / -ovomu)	-ових (-ovix)
vocative	-ов (-ov)		-ова (-ova)	-ове (-ove)	-ови (-ovi)

Derived terms

Pannonian Rusyn terms suffixed with -ов

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Suffix

-ов • (-ov)

Forms possessive adjectives
‎дед (ded, “grandfather”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎де́дов (dédov, “grandfather's”)
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
accusative	inanimate	-ов -ov	-ово -ovo	-ову -ovu	-овы -ovy
instrumental		-овым -ovym		-овой, -овою -ovoj, -ovoju	-овыми -ovymi
prepositional		-овом -ovom		-овой -ovoj	-овых -ovyx

Related terms

-ов (-ov)
-ова (-ova)
-ово (-ovo)
-овы (-ovy)
-ев (-ev) ~ -ёв (-jóv)
-ева (-eva) ~ -ёва (-jóva)
-ево (-evo) ~ -ёво (-jóvo)
-евы (-evy) ~ -ёвы (-jóvy)
-ьев (-ʹjev) ~ -ьёв (-ʹjóv)
-ьева (-ʹjeva) ~ -ьёва (-ʹjóva)
-ьево (-ʹjevo) ~ -ьёво (-ʹjóvo)
-ьевы (-ʹjevy) ~ -ьёвы (-ʹjóvy)

Descendants

→ Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)

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)

Genitive plural desinence of most hard-stem masculine nouns

Usage notes

With soft stems, -ей (-ej) usually occurs instead.

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ов (Latin spelling -ov)

Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.
Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of masculine nouns.

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɔu̯]
Rhymes: -ɔv

Suffix

-ов • (-ov) m (feminine -ова, Ukrainian equivalents: -єнко / -енко or -щук / -чук or -юк / -ук)

Forms Russian patronymic surnames, as well as placenames
‎Іва́н (Iván, “Ivan”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Івано́в (Ivanóv, “Ivanov”)

‎Петро́ (Petró, “Peter”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Петро́в (Petróv, “Petrov”)

‎Павло́ (Pavló, “Paul”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Па́влов (Pávlov, “Pavlov”)

‎коваль (kovalʹ, “blacksmith”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Ковальо́в (Kovalʹóv, “Kovalev / Kovalyov / Kovaliov”)

Usage notes

Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ї́н (-jín) occurs

Declension

Declension of *-о́в*
(inan adj masc accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	-о́в -óv	-о́ви -óvy
genitive	-о́ва -óva	-о́вих -óvyx
dative	-о́ву -óvu	-о́вим -óvym
accusative	-о́в -óv	-о́ви -óvy
instrumental	-о́вим -óvym	-о́вими -óvymy
locative	-о́ву, -о́ві -óvu, -óvi	-о́вих -óvyx
vocative	-о́в, -о́ве -óv, -óve	-о́ви -óvy

Related terms

-ов (-ov) ~ -єв (-jev)
-ова (-ova) ~ -єва (-jeva)
-ово (-ovo) ~ -єво (-jevo)
-ови (-ovy) ~ -єви (-jevy)
-ьов (-ʹov) ~ -йов (-jov)
-ьова (-ʹova) ~ -йова (-jova)
-ьово (-ʹovo) ~ -йово (-jovo)
-ьови (-ʹovy) ~ -йови (-jovy)
-ьєв (-ʹjev) ~ -ьйов (-ʹjov)
-ьєва (-ʹjeva) ~ -ьйова (-ʹjova)
-ьєво (-ʹjevo) ~ -ьйово (-ʹjovo)
-ьєви (-ʹjevy) ~ -ьйови (-ʹjovy)

Descendants

→ Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)