овоц

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak ovoc, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ovoťe. Cognate with Slovak ovocie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔvɔt͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɔt͡s
  • Hyphenation: овоц

Noun

овоц (ovocf (related adjective овоцов or овоцни)

  1. (collective) fruit (sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit even if it does not develop from a floral ovary)
    Near-synonym: плод (plod)
  2. fruit tree
    Synonyms: овоцово древко (ovocovo drevko), овоцне древко (ovocne drevko)

Usage notes

  • плод (plod), while also denoting "fruit", is often used on a more botanical level, specifying the usually edible seed-bearing part of a plant, as opposed to the more general sense.

Declension

Declension of овоц
singular plural
nominative овоц (ovoc) овоци (ovoci)
genitive овоци (ovoci) овоцох (ovocox)
dative овоци (ovoci) овоцом (ovocom)
accusative овоц (ovoc) овоци (ovoci)
instrumental овоцу (ovocu) овоцами (ovocami)
locative овоци (ovoci) овоцох (ovocox)
vocative овоц / овоци (ovoc / ovoci) овоци (ovoci)

Derived terms

  • овоцар m pers (ovocar)
  • овоцарство n (ovocarstvo)
  • овоцнїк m inan (ovocnjik)

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