Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-oviťь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    From *-ovъ +‎ *-iťь.

    Suffix

    *-oviťь m

    1. Forms agent nouns
    2. Forms patronyms and metronyms.

    Declension

    Declension of *-oviťь (soft o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-oviťь *-oviťa *-oviťi
    genitive *-oviťa *-oviťu *-oviťь
    dative *-oviťu *-oviťema *-oviťemъ
    accusative *-oviťь *-oviťa *-oviťę̇
    instrumental *-oviťьmь, *-oviťemь* *-oviťema *-oviťi
    locative *-oviťi *-oviťu *-oviťixъ
    vocative *-oviťu *-oviťa *-oviťi

    * -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

    Alternative forms

    • *-eviťь

    Derived terms

    Category Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-oviťь not found

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: -овичь (-ovičĭ)
        • Old Ruthenian: -овичъ (-ovič)
          • Belarusian: -овіч (-óvič)
          • Russian: -ович (-ovič)
        • Ukrainian: -ович (-ovyč)
      • Old Novgorodian: -овиць (-ovicʹĭ), -ѥвиць (-jevicʹĭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic: -овищь (-ovištĭ)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: -овић
        Latin script: -ović
      • Slovene: -ovič
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Polish: -owic
        • Polish: -owicz (influenced by the east slavic forms)
        • Polish: -owice
        • Polish: -owica
    • Non-Slavic:
      • German: -owitz