-ow

See also: ow, ów, 'ow, and -ów

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to Welsh -au, Breton -où.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [oʊ]

Suffix

-ow

  1. Pluralization suffix, roughly equivalent to -s
    ‎chi (“house”) + ‎-ow → ‎chiow (“houses”)
    ‎oy (“egg”) + ‎-ow → ‎oyow (“eggs”)

Derived terms
Cornish terms suffixed with -ow

German

Etymology 1

From native West Slavic languages, such as Polabian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o/
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Suffix

-ow (not productive)

  1. A place name suffix found in parts of former East Germany (or along the former border, as in Lüchow).
  2. A surname suffix.

Etymology 2

From Polish -ów and Russian -ов (-ov).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔf/

Suffix

-ow (not productive)

  1. A surname suffix found in names borrowed from Polish or Russian.
  2. Romanisation of Russian -ов (-ov) in place names.

Yapese

Suffix

-ow

  1. Dual subject pronoun marker.
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