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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ovъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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 * for the discussion about the unexpected reflex of *-os).

Adjective

*-ovъ

  1. 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

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ovъ

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: -аў (-aŭ) (unstressed), -оў (-oŭ) (stressed)
    • Russian: -ов (-ov)
    • Ukrainian: -ів (-iv), -овий (-ovyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: -овъ (-ovŭ)
    • Bulgarian: -ов (-ov)
    • Macedonian: -ов (-ov)
    • Serbo-Croatian: -ov/-ов
  • West Slavic:
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