# -ов
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [-ˈɔf]

### Suffix

-ов • (-ov) m
* of, belonging to; creates possessive adjectives.
    ‎ябълка (jabǎlka, “an apple”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎ябълков (jabǎlkov, “apple (adj.)”)
    ‎право (pravo, “law”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎правов (pravov, “legal, pertaining to law”)
    ‎бук (buk, “oak”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎буков (bukov, “of oak, oaken”)
    ‎еж (ež, “hedgehog”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎ежов (ežov, “hedgehog's”)
* ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix)
    Петров ― Petrov ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson
    Петров кон ― Petrov kon ― Peter’s horse

#### Related terms

* -ев (-ev)

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɔf]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

#### Suffix

-ов • (-ov)
* Appended to nouns to create adjectives.
    ‎бука (buka) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎буков (bukov)
    ‎јастреб (jastreb) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎јастребов (jastrebov)
    ‎јачмен (jačmen) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎јачменов (jačmenov)
    ‎орев (orev) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎оревов (orevov)
* ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).
    Петров ― Petrov ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson
    Петров коњ ― Petrov konj ― Peter’s horse

##### Related terms

* -ев (-ev)

### Etymology 2

From enclitic овој (ovoj, “this”), from Proto-Slavic *ovъ.

#### Suffix

-ов • (-ov)
* the definite article "the" in its proximate form, male gender.
    Јади го лебов ― Jadi go lebov ― Eat the bread (here); Eat this bread
    Твојов маж е пијан! ― Tvojov maž e pijan! ― This husband of yours is drunk!

##### See also

* Appendix:Macedonian articles

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Alternative forms

* -ови (-ovi)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -ov, from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Cognates include Czech -ův and Slovak -ov.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈ-ɔf]
* Rhymes: -ɔf
* Hyphenation: ов

### Suffix

-ов (-ov)
* appended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
* forms possessive adjectives; 's
    Synonym: -ин (-in)

#### Usage notes

* Only -ови (-ovi) is used to form adjectives denoting colour.

#### Derived terms
## Russian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

#### Suffix

-ов • (-ov)
* Forms possessive adjectives
    ‎дед (ded, “grandfather”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎де́дов (dédov, “grandfather's”)
* Forms patronymic surnames
    ‎Ива́н (Iván, “Ivan”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Ивано́в (Ivanóv)
    ‎Пётр (Pjotr, “Peter”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Петро́в (Petróv)
    ‎Па́вел (Pável, “Paul”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Па́влов (Pávlov)
    ‎кузне́ц (kuznéc, “blacksmith”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv)

##### Usage notes

* Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ин (-in) occurs.

##### Related terms

* -ов (-ov)
* -ова (-ova)
* -ово (-ovo)
* -овы (-ovy)
* -ев (-ev) ~ -ёв (-jóv)
* -ева (-eva) ~ -ёва (-jóva)
* -ево (-evo) ~ -ёво (-jóvo)
* -евы (-evy) ~ -ёвы (-jóvy)
* -ьев (-ʹjev) ~ -ьёв (-ʹjóv)
* -ьева (-ʹjeva) ~ -ьёва (-ʹjóva)
* -ьево (-ʹjevo) ~ -ьёво (-ʹjóvo)
* -ьевы (-ʹjevy) ~ -ьёвы (-ʹjóvy)

##### Descendants

* → Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)

#### See also

* -ын (-yn)

### Etymology 2

From old u-stems, where Old East Slavic -овъ was a combination of the final syllable of the stem and the genitive plural desinence -ъ (-ŭ).

#### Suffix

-ов • (-ov)
* Genitive plural desinence of most hard-stem masculine nouns

##### Usage notes

* With soft stems, -ей (-ej) usually occurs instead.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Suffix

-ов (Latin spelling -ov)
* Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.
* Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of masculine nouns.

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɔu̯]
* Rhymes: -ɔv

### Suffix

-ов • (-ov) m (feminine -ова, Ukrainian equivalents: -єнко / -енко or -щук / -чук or -юк / -ук)
* Forms Russian patronymic surnames, as well as placenames
    ‎Іва́н (Iván, “Ivan”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Івано́в (Ivanóv, “Ivanov”)
    ‎Петро́ (Petró, “Peter”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Петро́в (Petróv, “Petrov”)
    ‎Павло́ (Pavló, “Paul”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Па́влов (Pávlov, “Pavlov”)
    ‎коваль (kovalʹ, “blacksmith”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Ковальо́в (Kovalʹóv, “Kovalev / Kovalyov / Kovaliov”)

#### Usage notes

* Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ї́н (-jín) occurs

#### Related terms

* -ов (-ov) ~ -єв (-jev)
* -ова (-ova) ~ -єва (-jeva)
* -ово (-ovo) ~ -єво (-jevo)
* -ови (-ovy) ~ -єви (-jevy)
* -ьов (-ʹov) ~ -йов (-jov)
* -ьова (-ʹova) ~ -йова (-jova)
* -ьово (-ʹovo) ~ -йово (-jovo)
* -ьови (-ʹovy) ~ -йови (-jovy)
* -ьєв (-ʹjev) ~ -ьйов (-ʹjov)
* -ьєва (-ʹjeva) ~ -ьйова (-ʹjova)
* -ьєво (-ʹjevo) ~ -ьйово (-ʹjovo)
* -ьєви (-ʹjevy) ~ -ьйови (-ʹjovy)

#### Descendants

* → Komi-Zyrian: ов (ov)

### See also

* -ин (-yn)