-овать

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovati.

Pronunciation

  • -овать: IPA(key): [əvətʲ]
  • -ова́ть: IPA(key): [ɐˈvatʲ]

Suffix

-овать or -ова́ть • (-ovatʹ or -ovátʹ)

  1. Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, or foreign verbs.
    ‎штраф (štraf, “fine”) + ‎-ова́ть (-ovátʹ) → ‎штрафова́ть (štrafovátʹ, “to fine”)
    ‎ре́вн(ость) (révn(ostʹ), “jealousy”) + ‎-ова́ть (-ovátʹ) → ‎ревнова́ть (revnovátʹ, “to be jealous”)
    ‎German integrieren (“to integrate”) + ‎-овать (-ovatʹ) → ‎интегри́ровать (intɛgrírovatʹ, “to integrate”)

Usage notes

  • This suffix is very frequently added to German words ending in -ieren (borrowed in turn from French -er), producing the combined suffix -и́ровать (-írovatʹ), which has taken on a life of its own.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -овать
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