-овка

Russian Etymology Originally from ru -ка added to adjectives ending in ru -овый or ru -ово́й; later extracted out as its own suffix. Pronunciation -о́вка y -овка y Suffix ru suffix -о́вка -овка suffix appended to nouns to form related nouns of various sorts, both animate and inanimate, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma ru коне́ц end stem ru конц- -о́вка концо́вка ending of a story ru ве́тер wind stem ru ветр- -о́вка ветро́вка windbreaker ru ветрово́й also exists ru кросс cross country running -о́вка кроссо́вка sneaker, athletic shoe ru лист leaf, sheet of paper -о́вка листо́вка leaflet, flyer ru листово́й also exists ru нож knife -о́вка ножо́вка handsaw ru оре́х nut оре́ховка nutcracker, nuthatch bird ru оре́ховый also exists suffix appended to nouns referring to males, to form the corresponding noun referring to females ru вор thief -о́вка воро́вка female thief suffix in names of populated places appended to the name of the owner or founder ru Константин -о́вка Константино́вка suffix in names of populated places appended to the name of some characteristic attribute of the location ru берёза birch -о́вка Берёзо́вка Usage notes When added to reducible nouns, the noun assumes its reduced form before the suffix (cf. ru концо́вка, ru ветро́вка above). Declension -о́вка * or -овка * ia Derived terms ru Serbo-Croatian Suffix Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name. See also sh -ка sh -инка sh -енка sh -ово