-овина

Alternative forms

• -еви́на (-evína), -е́вина (-évina) (after palatalized consonants)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• -ови́на: IPA^(key): [ɐˈvʲinə]
• -о́вина: IPA^(key): [ˈovʲɪnə]

Suffix

-ови́на or -о́вина • (-ovína or -óvina)

1. suffix appended to nouns, adjectives, etc. to form nouns of various sorts, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma

   кле́йкий (kléjkij, “sticky”) → клейкови́на (klejkovína, “gluten”)

   пуп (pup, “navel”) → пупови́на (pupovína, “umbilical cord”)

   шту́ка (štúka, “thing”) → штуко́вина (štukóvina, “thingamajig, widget (colloquial)”)

   крест (krest, “cross”) → крестови́на (krestovína, “crosspiece”) (кресто́вый (krestóvyj) exists but refers not to crosses, but rather to crusades)

   полу- (polu-, “half”) → полови́на (polovína, “half, moiety”)

   котёл (kotjól, “cauldron”) (stem котл- (kotl-)) → котлови́на (kotlovína, “kettle, hollow (geology)”)