-овы
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Cognate with Polish -owy, Russian -о́вый (-óvyj), Ukrainian -овий (-ovyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈovɨ]
Suffix
-о́вы • (-óvy)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns.
- абавя́зак (abavjázak, “duty, obligation”) + -овы (-óvy) → абавязко́вы (abavjazkóvy, “compulsory”)
Declension
Declension of -о́вы (hard)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -о́вы -óvy |
-о́вае -óvaje |
-о́вая -óvaja |
-о́выя -óvyja | |
| genitive | -о́вага -óvaha |
-о́вай -óvaj |
-о́вых -óvyx | ||
| dative | -о́ваму -óvamu |
-о́вай -óvaj |
-о́вым -óvym | ||
| accusative | animate | -о́вага -óvaha |
-о́вае -óvaje |
-о́вую -óvuju |
-о́вых -óvyx |
| inanimate | -о́вы -óvy |
-о́выя -óvyja | |||
| instrumental | -о́вым -óvym |
-о́вай, -о́ваю -óvaj, -óvaju |
-о́вымі -óvymi | ||
| locative | -о́вым -óvym |
-о́вай -óvaj |
-о́вых -óvyx | ||
Derived terms
Belarusian terms suffixed with -овы
Belarusian terms suffixed with -авы