-ев

• IPA^(key): [ɛf]

-ев • (-ev)

1. Appended to nouns to create adjectives.

   ‎сонце (sonce) + ‎-ев (-ev) → ‎сончев (sončev)

   ‎срце (srce) + ‎-ев (-ev) → ‎срцев (srcev)

• -ов (-ov)

• -ёв (-jóv)

-ев • (-ev)

1. 's. (possessive suffix)

   Алексе́ев ― Alekséjev ― of the Alekseis

   Серге́ев ― Sergéjev ― of the Sergeys

   а́белев ― ábelev ― abelian

   бу́лев ― búlev ― Boolean

2. -son, -s. (suffix used in many last names)

   Андре́ев ― Andréjev ― Andreyev

   Бре́жнев ― Bréžnev ― Brezhnev

   Ле́бедев ― Lébedev ― Lebedev

   Медве́дев ― Medvédev ― Medvedev

   Менделе́ев ― Mendeléjev ― Mendeleev

   Никола́ев ― Nikolájev ― Nikolayev

   Турге́нев ― Turgénev ― Turgenev

3. s’, of (genitive plural ending for some masculine nouns).

   вертуха́ев ― vertuxájev ― jailers’

   геро́ев ― gerójev ― heroes’

   попуга́ев ― popugájev ― parrots’

(for possessive adjectives):

(for last names):

• -ин (-in), -ын (-yn)