-ов

• IPA^(key): /ɔf/

-ов • (-ov)

1. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).

   • Петров (Petrov) — Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   • Петров кон — Peter’s horse

• -ев (-ev)

• IPA^(key): /ɔf/

From Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

-ов • (-ov)

1. ’s, -son, -s (possessive suffix).

   Петров ― Petrov ― Peter’s, Peters, Peterson

   Петров коњ ― Petrov konj ― Peter’s horse

• -ев (-ev)

From enclitic овој (ovoj, “this”), from Proto-Slavic *ovъ.

-ов • (-ov)

1. the definite article "the" in its proximate form, male gender.

   Јади го лебов ― Jadi go lebov ― Eat the bread (here); Eat this bread

   Твојов маж е пијан! ― Tvojov maž e pijan! ― This husband of yours is drunk!

• Appendix:Macedonian articles

From Old East Slavic -овъ (-ovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.

-ов • (-ov)

1. Forms possessive adjectives

   ‎дед (ded, “grandfather”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎де́дов (dédov, “grandfather's”)

2. Forms patronymic surnames

   ‎Ива́н (Iván, “Ivan”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Ивано́в (Ivanóv)

   ‎Пётр (Pjotr, “Peter”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Петро́в (Petróv)

   ‎Па́вел (Pável, “Paul”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Па́влов (Pávlov)

   ‎кузне́ц (kuznéc, “blacksmith”) + ‎-ов (-ov) → ‎Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv)

• Other than with hard-stem masculine nouns, -ин (-in) occurs.

• -ова (-ova)
• -ово (-ovo)
• -овы (-ovy)
• -ев (-ev)
• -ьёв (-ʹjóv)
• -ева (-eva)
• -ьёва (-ʹjóva)
• -ево (-evo)
• -ьёво (-ʹjóvo)
• -евы (-evy)
• -ьёвы (-ʹjóvy)

From old u-stems, where Old East Slavic -овъ was a combination of the final syllable of the stem and the genitive plural desinence -ъ (-ŭ).

-ов • (-ov)

1. Genitive plural desinence of most hard-stem masculine nouns

• With soft stems -ей (-ej) occurs.

-ов (Latin spelling -ov)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting an animal or to form a pejorative.