-їв

Ukrainian Etymology 1 uk suf :inh sla-pro:*-evъ 1 ++ See also uk -ів. Suffix uk suffix -́ї́в m feminine -єва 'feminine stem ending' equivalent -їн uk -ів Forms possessive adjectives of velar-, soft-, and semisoft-stem personal masculine nouns Suffix uk suffix -́їв m-pr feminine -́їва forms surnames uk Андрій Андріїв Declension -́їв<ie> (for placename): -ї́в<sg.ie.datu> (for surname): -́їв<+.surname.pr> Etymology 2 From uk -ї m-p gen//acc from -∅й - nominative singular of j-stem-ending nouns. Suffix uk suffix form m-p variant -ів genitive/accusative plural desinence of most hard-, velar-, soft-, and semisoft-stem masculine nouns uk змій kite зміїв uk бій battle боїв Usage notes With nouns plural ending in uk -и//-і, uk -ів usually occurs instead. Derived terms uk Etymology 3 Suffix uk suffix form n uk -'я gen//acc p