-ow

See also: ow, ów, 'ow, and -ów

Cornish

Alternative forms

• -yow

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.

Related terms

• Grabow
• Treptow

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.

Related terms

• Gorbatschow
• Kalaschnikow

Yapese

Suffix

-ow

1. Dual subject pronoun marker.