-овский

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -ов (-ov) + -ский (-skij) or -о́в (-óv) + -ский (-skij). Cognate with Czech -ovský.

Pronunciation

  • -овский: IPA(key): [əfskʲɪj]
  • -о́вский: IPA(key): [ˈofskʲɪj]

Suffix

-овский or -о́вский (-ovskij or -óvskij)

  1. -'s, -ian, -ic, -ish (adjectival suffix forming attributive or possessive adjectives, i.e. meaning "related to X")
    банк (bank, bank)ба́нковский (bánkovskij, (attributive) bank)
    стари́к (starík, old man)старико́вский (starikóvskij, old man's)
    Ги́тлер (Gítler, Hitler)ги́тлеровский (gítlerovskij, Hitler's, (attributive) Hitler)

Declension

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