-от

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-otъ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-от (-ot)

  1. Forms resultant nouns:
    и́мам (ímam) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎имо́т (imót)
    жив (živ) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎живо́т (živót)
  2. Forms expressive or resultant nouns from onomatopoeia:
    кло́кам (klókam) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎кло́кот (klókot)
    гъ́рмя (gǎ́rmja) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎гръ́мот (grǎ́mot)

Derived terms

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-от (-ot)

  1. the definite article "the" in its unspecified singular form, male gender.
    Моливот е остар.Molivot e ostar.The pencil is sharp.
    Гледај го новиот филм.Gledaj go noviot film.Watch the new movie.
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

-от (-ot)

  1. Suffix appended to imperfective verbs to create a masculine noun denoting action.
    молска (molska) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎молскот (molskot)
    писка (piska) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎пискот (piskot)
    тропа (tropa) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎тропот (tropot)
    блеска (bleska) + ‎-от (-ot) → ‎блескот (bleskot)
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