-ovna

See also: ovna

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech -ovna (daughter of). By surface analysis, -ový +‎ -na.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ ovna]
  • Rhymes: -ovna

Suffix

-ovna f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. from nouns forms nouns referring to persons and places
    král + ‎-ovna → ‎královna
  2. (historical) attached to surnames, sometimes to other nouns, to form feminine proper nouns meaning “daughter of”
    Synonym: -ovic
    Přemysl + ‎-ovna → ‎Přemyslovna

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • -ovna in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017