-ev

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ev"

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-evъ.

Suffix

-ev (Cyrillic spelling -ев)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a possessive form of masculine nouns.

Turkish

Etymology

Based on the Kipchak reflexes of Proto-Turkic *-g during the language reform. Compare Nogai -уьв (-üv), Karakalpak -iw, Bashkir -ыу (-ıw). Doublet of -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈev/

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u e / i / ö / ü
-av -ev

-ev

  1. Derives nouns from verbs
    işle- (to handle) + ‎-ev → ‎işlev (function)
    sına- (to try, to test) + ‎-av → ‎sınav (test, exam)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -ev

Further reading