Macedonian

Suffix

-ов • ‎(-ov)

1. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).

   • Петров ‎(Petrov) — Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   • Петров коњ — Peter’s horse

2. the definite article "the" in its proximate form, male gender.

   • Јади го лебов — Eat the bread (here); Eat this bread
   • Твојов маж е пијан! — This husband of yours is drunk!

Related terms

• -ова ‎(-ova)
• -ово ‎(-ovo)
• -ови ‎(-ovi)
• -ев ‎(-ev)
• -ева ‎(-eva)
• -ево ‎(-evo)
• -вски ‎(-vski)
• -ски ‎(-ski)

See also

• Appendix:Macedonian articles ‎(Appendix:Macedonian articles)

Russian

Suffix

-ов • ‎(-ov)

1. (dated or dialectal) 's. (possessive suffix)
2. -son, -s. (suffix used in many last names)

   Ива́нов‎ ― Ivánov ― Jones, Johnson

   Па́влов‎ ― Pávlov ― Paul’s

   Петро́в‎ ― Petróv ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   Христо́в‎ ― Xristóv ― Christ’s

3. s’, of (genitive plural ending for most masculine nouns)

   журна́лов‎ ― žurnálov ― of the magazines

   отцо́в‎ ― otcóv ― fathers’, dads’

   столо́в‎ ― stolóv ― of the tables

Declension

Related terms

• -ова ‎(-ova)
• -ово ‎(-ovo)
• -овы ‎(-ovy)
• -ев ‎(-ev)
• -ьёв ‎(-ʹjov)
• -ева ‎(-eva)
• -ьёва ‎(-ʹjóva)
• -ево ‎(-evo)
• -ьёво ‎(-ʹjóvo)
• -евы ‎(-evy)
• -ьёвы ‎(-ʹjóvy)

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ов ‎(Latin spelling -ov)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.