-овина

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally from -ина (-ina) added to adjectives ending in -овый (-ovyj) or -ово́й (-ovój); later extracted out as its own suffix.

Pronunciation

  • -ови́на: IPA(key): [ɐˈvʲinə]
  • -о́вина: IPA(key): [ˈovʲɪnə]

Suffix

-ови́на or -о́вина • (-ovína or -óvina)

  1. suffix appended to nouns, adjectives, etc. to form nouns of various sorts, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma
    кле́йкий (kléjkij, sticky) + -ови́на (-ovína)клейкови́на (klejkovína, gluten)
    пуп (pup, navel) + -ови́на (-ovína)пупови́на (pupovína, umbilical cord)
    шту́ка (štúka, thing) + -о́вина (-óvina)штуко́вина (štukóvina, thingamajig, widget (colloquial))
    крест (krest, cross) + -ови́на (-ovína)крестови́на (krestovína, crosspiece) (кресто́вый (krestóvyj) exists but refers not to crosses, but rather to crusades)
    полу- (polu-, half) + -ови́на (-ovína)полови́на (polovína, half, moiety)
    котёл (kotjól, cauldron) (stem котл- (kotl-)) + -ови́на (-ovína)котлови́на (kotlovína, kettle, hollow) (geology)

Usage notes

  • When added to reducible nouns, the noun assumes its reduced form before the suffix (cf. котлови́на (kotlovína) above).

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -овина
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