-овит

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ovitъ, a combination of -ов (-ov) +‎ -ит (-it).

Suffix

-овит • (-ovit)

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns with approximating meaning: -y, -some
    мраз (mraz, “frost”) → мразови́т (mrazovít, “frosty”)
    вя́тър (vjátǎr, “wind”) → ветрови́т (vetrovít, “windy”)
    страх (strah, “fear”) → страхoви́т (strahovít, “fearsome”)
    жал (žal, “grief”) → жалoви́т (žalovít, “grievous”)
    плод (plod, “fruit”) → плодoви́т (plodovít, “fertile, fruitful”)
    дар (dar, “gift”) → дарoви́т (darovít, “talented”)
    лек (lek, “remedy”) → лекoви́т (lekovít, “medicinal”)
    глас (glas, “voice”) → гласови́т (glasovít, “vocal”)

Declension

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -овит
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