остров
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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
о́стров • (óstrov) m
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | о́стров óstrov |
о́строви óstrovi |
| definite (subject form) |
о́стровът óstrovǎt |
о́стровите óstrovite |
| definite (object form) |
о́строва óstrova | |
| count form | — | о́строва óstrova |
| vocative form | о́строве óstrove |
о́строви óstrovi |
References
- “остров”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “остров”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
- сортов (sortov)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ
Pronunciation
Noun
остров • (ostrov) m (relational adjective островски, diminutive островче)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остров (ostrov) | острови (ostrovi) |
| definite unspecified | островот (ostrovot) | островите (ostrovite) |
| definite proximal | островов (ostrovov) | островиве (ostrovive) |
| definite distal | островон (ostrovon) | островине (ostrovine) |
| vocative | острову (ostrovu) | острови (ostrovi) |
| count form | — | острова (ostrova) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- о́стровъ (óstrov) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic островъ (ostrovŭ). Akin to струя́ (strujá), стру́мень (strúmenʹ).
Compare Slovene ótok.
Pronunciation
Noun
о́стров • (óstrov) m inan (genitive о́строва, nominative plural острова́, genitive plural острово́в, relational adjective островно́й, diminutive острово́к)
- island
- 1915, Иван Бунин , Господин из Сан-Франциско; English translation from The Gentleman from San Francisco, New York: Modern Library, 1925:
- Сла́дко па́хнет в Ита́лии земля́ по́сле дождя́, и свой, осо́бый за́пах есть у ка́ждого её о́строва!
- Sládko páxnet v Itálii zemljá pósle doždjá, i svoj, osóbyj zápax jestʹ u káždovo jejó óstrova!
- Sweetly smells the earth of Italy after rain, and her every island has its own, its especial aroma!
- isle
Declension
Declension of о́стров (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | о́стров óstrov |
острова́△ ostrová△ |
| genitive | о́строва óstrova |
острово́в ostrovóv |
| dative | о́строву óstrovu |
острова́м ostrovám |
| accusative | о́стров óstrov |
острова́△ ostrová△ |
| instrumental | о́стровом óstrovom |
острова́ми ostrovámi |
| prepositional | о́строве óstrove |
острова́х ostrováx |
| locative | острову́* ostrovú* |
△ Irregular.
* Dated or regional
Derived terms
- островитя́нин m anim (ostrovitjánin), островитя́нка f anim (ostrovitjánka)
- острово́к m (ostrovók)
- островко́вый (ostrovkóvyj)
- полуо́стров m (poluóstrov)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “остров”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “остров”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 609