-овский

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -ов (-ov) + -ский (-skij) or -о́в (-óv) + -ский (-skij). Cognate with Czech -ovský.

Pronunciation

  • -овский: IPA(key): [əfskʲɪj]
  • -о́вский: IPA(key): [ˈofskʲɪj]

Suffix

-овский or -о́вский • (-ovskij or -óvskij)

  1. -'s, -ian, -ic, -ish (adjectival suffix forming relational or possessive adjectives, i.e. meaning "related to X")
    банк (bank, bank) + -овский (-ovskij)ба́нковский (bánkovskij, (relational) bank)
    стари́к (starík, old man) + -о́вский (-óvskij)старико́вский (starikóvskij, old man's)
    Ги́тлер (Gítler, Hitler) + -овский (-ovskij)ги́тлеровский (gítlerovskij, Hitler's, (relational) Hitler)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -овский
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