Russian

Alternative forms

• -ово́й ‎(-ovój) (stressed ending)
• -ево́й ‎(-evój) (stressed ending, after a palatal consonant)

Suffix

-овый or -о́вый • ‎(-ovyj or -óvyj)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, often attributive.

   пла́стик ‎(plástik, “plastic”) → пла́стиковый ‎(plástikovyj, “plastic”)

   ба́за ‎(báza, “base”) → ба́зовый ‎(bázovyj, “base, basic”)

   сосна́ ‎(sosná, “pine”) → сосно́вый ‎(sosnóvyj, “pine (attributive)”)

   кулачо́к ‎(kulačók, “cam”) → кулачко́вый ‎(kulačkóvyj, “cam (attributive)”)

Declension

Usage notes

The suffix is added to the stem (i.e. without final vowels, as in ба́з- and сосн- above, and without epenthetic vowels, as in кулачк- above). The stress of the base form is preserved. If the stress of the base is on a lost vowel, it is transferred to the suffix.

Derived terms