-їв

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-evъ, from *-ovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-us or *-os. See also -ів (-iv).

-́ї́в • (-́jív) m (feminine -єва, 'feminine stem ending' equivalent -їн)

1. alternative form of -ів (-iv)
2. Forms possessive adjectives of velar-, soft-, and semisoft-stem personal masculine nouns

-́їв • (-́jiv) m pers (feminine -́їва)

1. forms surnames

   ‎Андрій (Andrij) + ‎-їв (-jiv) → ‎Андріїв (Andrijiv)

(for placename):

(for surname):

From genitive/accusative of -ї m pl (-ji, from _-∅й - nominative singular of j-stem-ending nouns).

-їв • (-jiv) m pl (variant -ів)

1. genitive/accusative plural desinence of most hard-, velar-, soft-, and semisoft-stem masculine nouns

   ‎змій (zmij, “kite”) + ‎-їв (-jiv) → ‎зміїв (zmijiv)

   ‎бій (bij, “battle”) + ‎-їв (-jiv) → ‎боїв (bojiv)

• With nouns plural ending in -и / -і (-y), -ів (-iv) usually occurs instead.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

-їв • (-jiv) n

1. genitive/accusative plural of -'я (-ʺja)