-овка

Russian

Etymology

Originally from -ка (-ka) added to adjectives ending in -овый (-ovyj) or -ово́й (-ovój); later extracted out as its own suffix.

Pronunciation

  • -о́вка: IPA(key): [ˈofkə]
  • -овка: IPA(key): [əfkə]

Suffix

-о́вка or -овка (-óvka or -ovka)

  1. suffix appended to nouns to form related nouns of various sorts, both animate and inanimate, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma
    коне́ц (konéc, end) (stem конц- (konc-)) + -о́вка (-óvka)концо́вка (koncóvka, ending (of a story))
    ве́тер (véter, wind) (stem ветр- (vetr-)) + -о́вка (-óvka)ветро́вка (vetróvka, windbreaker) (ветрово́й (vetrovój) also exists)
    кросс (kross, cross country running) + -о́вка (-óvka)кроссо́вка (krossóvka, sneaker, athletic shoe)
    лист (list, leaf, sheet of paper) + -о́вка (-óvka)листо́вка (listóvka, leaflet, flyer) (листово́й (listovój) also exists)
    нож (nož, knife) + -о́вка (-óvka)ножо́вка (nožóvka, handsaw)
    оре́х (oréx, nut) + -овка (-ovka)оре́ховка (oréxovka, nutcracker, nuthatch (bird)) (оре́ховый (oréxovyj) also exists)
  2. suffix appended to nouns referring to males, to form the corresponding noun referring to females
    вор (vor, thief) + -о́вка (-óvka)воро́вка (voróvka, female thief)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-овка (Latin spelling -ovka)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.

See also

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