-овина

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally from -ина (-ina) added to adjectives ending in -овый (-ovyj) or -ово́й (-ovój); later extracted out as its own suffix.

Pronunciation

  • -ови́на: IPA(key): [ɐˈvʲinə]
  • -о́вина: IPA(key): [ˈovʲɪnə]

Suffix

-ови́на or -о́вина • (-ovína or -óvina)

  1. suffix appended to nouns, adjectives, etc. to form nouns of various sorts, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma
    ‎кле́йкий (kléjkij, “sticky”) + ‎-ови́на (-ovína) → ‎клейкови́на (klejkovína, “gluten”)
    ‎пуп (pup, “navel”) + ‎-ови́на (-ovína) → ‎пупови́на (pupovína, “umbilical cord”)
    ‎шту́ка (štúka, “thing”) + ‎-о́вина (-óvina) → ‎штуко́вина (štukóvina, “thingamajig, widget (colloquial)”)
    ‎крест (krest, “cross”) + ‎-ови́на (-ovína) → ‎крестови́на (krestovína, “crosspiece”) (кресто́вый (krestóvyj) exists but refers not to crosses, but rather to crusades)
    ‎полу- (polu-, “half”) + ‎-ови́на (-ovína) → ‎полови́на (polovína, “half, moiety”)
    ‎котёл (kotjól, “cauldron”) (stem котл- (kotl-)) + ‎-ови́на (-ovína) → ‎котлови́на (kotlovína, “kettle, hollow”) (geology)

Usage notes

  • When added to reducible nouns, the noun assumes its reduced form before the suffix (cf. котлови́на (kotlovína) above).

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -овина
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