овъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovъ.

Pronoun

овъ • (ovŭ)

  1. this
  2. that

See also

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *awas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-o-s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʋʊ//ˈɔʋʊ//ˈɔːʋ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɔʋʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɔʋʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɔːʋ/

Pronoun

овъ (ovŭ)

  1. this, that
  2. some, one of
    • 1110s, Hypatian Codex:
      словѣне же ѡви пришедше и сѣдоша. на вислѣ. и прозвашасѧ лѧховѣ
      slověne že ovi prišedše i sědoša. na vislě. i prozvašasę lęxově
      Some Slavs came and settled on Visla and called themselves Lachs.

Declension

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Long:

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: овый (ovyj), овъ (ov)
    • Ukrainian: о́вий (óvyj)
      • Ukrainian: о́вший (óvšyj)
  • Russian: о́вый (óvyj)