-овит

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ovitъ, a combination of -ов (-ov) +‎ -ит (-it).

Suffix

-овит • (-ovit)

1. Forms adjectives from nouns with approximating meaning: -y, -some

   мраз (mraz, “frost”) → мразови́т (mrazovít, “frosty”)

   вя́тър (vjátǎr, “wind”) → ветрови́т (vetrovít, “windy”)

   страх (strah, “fear”) → страхoви́т (strahovít, “fearsome”)

   жал (žal, “grief”) → жалoви́т (žalovít, “grievous”)

   плод (plod, “fruit”) → плодoви́т (plodovít, “fertile, fruitful”)

   дар (dar, “gift”) → дарoви́т (darovít, “talented”)

   лек (lek, “remedy”) → лекoви́т (lekovít, “medicinal”)

   глас (glas, “voice”) → гласови́т (glasovít, “vocal”)

Declension

Declension of -ови́т (no comparative)

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	-ови́т -ovít	-ови́та -ovíta	-ови́то -ovíto	-ови́ти -ovíti
definite (subject form)	-ови́тият -ovítijat	-ови́тата -ovítata	-ови́тото -ovítoto	-ови́тите -ovítite
definite (object form)	-ови́тия -ovítija

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -овит

ледовит

мразовит

Related terms

• -оват (-ovat)