-овский

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -ов (-ov) +‎ -ский (-skij) or -о́в (-óv) +‎ -ский (-skij). Cognate with Czech -ovský.

Pronunciation

  • -овский: IPA(key): [əfskʲɪj]
  • -о́вский: IPA(key): [ˈofskʲɪj]

Suffix

-овский or -о́вский • (-ovskij or -óvskij)

  1. -'s, -ian, -ic, -ish (adjectival suffix forming relational or possessive adjectives, i.e. meaning "related to X")
    ‎банк (bank, “bank”) + ‎-овский (-ovskij) → ‎ба́нковский (bánkovskij, “(relational) bank”)
    ‎стари́к (starík, “old man”) + ‎-о́вский (-óvskij) → ‎старико́вский (starikóvskij, “old man's”)
    ‎Ги́тлер (Gítler, “Hitler”) + ‎-овский (-ovskij) → ‎ги́тлеровский (gítlerovskij, “Hitler's, (relational) Hitler”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -овский
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