ostrov

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ostrov, from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈostrof]
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  • Hyphenation: os‧t‧rov

Noun

ostrov m inan

  1. island (land surrounded by water)

Declension
Declension of ostrov (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative ostrov ostrovy
genitive ostrova ostrovů
dative ostrovu ostrovům
accusative ostrov ostrovy
vocative ostrove ostrovy
locative ostrově ostrovech
instrumental ostrovem ostrovy

Derived terms

Further reading
  • ostrov in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ostrov in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • ostrov in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈostroʋ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈostrof/

Noun

ostrov m inan

  1. island (land surrounded by water)

Declension
Declension of ostrov (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative ostrov ostrovy ostrovi, ostrovové
genitive ostrova, ostrovu ostrovú ostrovóv
dative ostrovu ostrovoma ostrovóm
accusative ostrov ostrovy ostrovy
vocative ostrove ostrovy ostrovi, ostrovové
locative ostrově, ostrovu ostrovú ostroviech
instrumental ostrovem ostrovoma ostrovy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants
  • Czech: ostrov

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic островъ (ostrovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srew-.

Noun

ostrov n (plural ostroave)

  1. ait (island in a river)
  2. (dated) island (in general)

Declension
Declension of ostrov
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ostrov ostrovul (niște) ostroave ostroavele
genitive/dative (unui) ostrov ostrovului (unor) ostroave ostroavelor
vocative ostrovule ostroavelor

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *strow-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈostrou̯/

Noun

ostrov m inan (genitive singular ostrova, nominative plural ostrovy, genitive plural ostrovov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. island

Declension
Declension of ostrov
singular plural
nominative ostrov ostrovy
genitive ostrova ostrovov
dative ostrovu ostrovom
accusative ostrov ostrovy
locative ostrove ostrovoch
instrumental ostrovom ostrovmi

Derived terms
Diminutives
  • ostrovček

Further reading
  • “ostrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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