Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ovъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Extracted from thematisations of u-stem nouns, such as *domovъ (“domestic”) from *domъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-ew-, the oblique stem of u-stem nouns (*-us) plus the o-stem ending *-os (see also *-ъ for the discussion about the unexpected reflex of *-os).
Adjective
*-ovъ
- of, belonging to; creates possessive adjectives. Also productive for creating family names, which indicated origin or relationship.
Usage notes
This suffix is attached only to o-stem nouns. The suffix *-inъ is used for other types of noun, including especially a-stems (feminines). The variant *-evъ is attached to soft-declension nouns (which end in a palatal consonant).
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ovъ | *-ova | *-ovo |
| genitive | *-ova | *-ovy | *-ova |
| dative | *-ovu | *-ově | *-ovu |
| accusative | *-ovъ | *-ovǫ | *-ovo |
| instrumental | *-ovomь | *-ovojǫ | *-ovomь |
| locative | *-ově | *-ově | *-ově |
| vocative | *-ove | *-ovo | *-ovo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ova | *-ově | *-ově |
| genitive | *-ovu | *-ovu | *-ovu |
| dative | *-ovoma | *-ovama | *-ovoma |
| accusative | *-ova | *-ově | *-ově |
| instrumental | *-ovoma | *-ovama | *-ovoma |
| locative | *-ovu | *-ovu | *-ovu |
| vocative | *-ova | *-ově | *-ově |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ovi | *-ovy | *-ova |
| genitive | *-ovъ | *-ovъ | *-ovъ |
| dative | *-ovomъ | *-ovamъ | *-ovomъ |
| accusative | *-ovy | *-ovy | *-ova |
| instrumental | *-ovy | *-ovami | *-ovy |
| locative | *-ověxъ | *-ovaxъ | *-ověxъ |
| vocative | *-ovi | *-ovy | *-ova |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ovъjь | *-ovaja | *-ovoje |
| genitive | *-ovajego | *-ovyję̇ | *-ovajego |
| dative | *-ovujemu | *-ověji | *-ovujemu |
| accusative | *-ovъjь | *-ovǫjǫ | *-ovoje |
| instrumental | *-ovyjimь | *-ovǫjǫ | *-ovyjimь |
| locative | *-ovějemь | *-ověji | *-ovějemь |
| vocative | *-ovъjь | *-ovaja | *-ovoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ovaja | *-ověji | *-ověji |
| genitive | *-ovuju | *-ovuju | *-ovuju |
| dative | *-ovyjima | *-ovyjima | *-ovyjima |
| accusative | *-ovaja | *-ověji | *-ověji |
| instrumental | *-ovyjima | *-ovyjima | *-ovyjima |
| locative | *-ovuju | *-ovuju | *-ovuju |
| vocative | *-ovaja | *-ověji | *-ověji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-oviji | *-ovyję̇ | *-ovaja |
| genitive | *-ovъjixъ | *-ovъjixъ | *-ovъjixъ |
| dative | *-ovyjimъ | *-ovyjimъ | *-ovyjimъ |
| accusative | *-ovyję̇ | *-ovyję̇ | *-ovaja |
| instrumental | *-ovyjimi | *-ovyjimi | *-ovyjimi |
| locative | *-ovyjixъ | *-ovyjixъ | *-ovyjixъ |
| vocative | *-oviji | *-ovyję̇ | *-ovaja |
Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ovъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: