-ovati

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Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈoʋaci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈovaci/

Suffix

-ovati

  1. verb forming suffix
    opak + ‎-ovati → ‎opakovati
    běda + ‎-ovati → ‎bědovati

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ovati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ôvati/
  • Hyphenation: o‧va‧ti

Suffix

-ovati (Cyrillic spelling -овати)

  1. A suffix appended to words to form a verb.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ovati.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ováti

  1. Forms imperfective verbs from perfective verbs.

Usage notes

After palatal consonants, the variant -eváti is used.

Derived terms