ostrov
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
See also: Ostrov
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ostrov
Pronunciation
Noun
ostrov m inan
- island (land surrounded by water)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ostrov”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ostrov”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ostrov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ
Pronunciation
Noun
ostrov m inan
- island (land surrounded by water)
Declension
Declension of ostrov (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ostrov | ostrovy | ostrovi, ostrovové |
| genitive | ostrova, ostrovu | ostrovú | ostrovóv |
| dative | ostrovu | ostrovoma | ostrovóm |
| accusative | ostrov | ostrovy | ostrovy |
| vocative | ostrove | ostrovy | ostrovi, ostrovové |
| locative | ostrově, ostrovu | ostrovú | ostroviech |
| instrumental | ostrovem | ostrovoma | ostrovy |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: ostrov
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ostrov”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic островъ (ostrovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ.
Noun
ostrov n (plural ostroave)
Declension
Declension of ostrov
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ostrov | ostrovul | (niște) ostroave | ostroavele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ostrov | ostrovului | (unor) ostroave | ostroavelor |
| vocative | ostrovule | ostroavelor | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- ostrov in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ostrov m inan (related adjective ostrovný, diminutive ostrovček)
Declension
Declension of ostrov (pattern dub)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ostrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024