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Czech
Etymology
From older *-uov < -óv, from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Cognate with Polish -owy, -ów, Slovak -ov.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ův (adjective-forming suffix)
- derives possessive adjectives from nouns of masculine gender, usually from personal proper or common nouns, sometimes also from nouns referring to animals
- tátův bratr ― father's brother
Declension
Declension of -ův (possessive)
Related terms
Suffix
-ův
- (archaic) inflectional suffix of genitive plural of masculine nouns
- město obrův ― city of giants
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hana Prouzová, Přivlastňovací přídavná jména na -ův, -in v současné češtině, Naše řeč, volume 47 (1964), issue 3
- Jaroslava Hlavsová, K některým místním (nářečním) rozdílům v tvoření vztahových adjektiv v češtině, Naše řeč, volume 65 (1982), issue 4
- -ův in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017