-ович

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -евич (-evič)used after a soft consonant
  • -ич (-ič)colloquial, after a soft consonant
  • -ыч (-yč)colloquial, after a hard consonant

Suffix

-ович • (-ovičm

  1. A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: son of
    Па́вел (Pável, Paul) + ‎-ович (-ovič) → ‎Па́влович (Pávlovič, son of Pavel (Paul))
    Ива́н (Iván, John) + ‎-ович (-ovič) → ‎Ива́нович (Ivánovič, son of Ivan (John))

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Komi-Zyrian: вич (vić)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -евич (-evyč)used after a soft consonant
  • -ич (-yč)colloquial, after a consonant

Etymology

    From -ов (-ov) + -ич (-yč).

    Suffix

    -ович • (-ovyčm pers (feminine equivalent -івна or -ївна, variant -ьович)

    1. A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: son of
      Павло́ (Pavló, Paul) + ‎-ович (-ovyč) → ‎Па́влович (Pávlovyč, son of Pavel (Paul))
      Іва́н (Iván, John) + ‎-ович (-ovyč) → ‎Іва́нович (Ivánovyč, son of Ivan (John))

    Usage notes

    Declension

    Declension of -о́вич
    (pers semisoft masc-form accent-a)
    singular plural
    nominative -о́вич
    -óvyč
    -о́вичі
    -óvyči
    genitive -о́вича
    -óvyča
    -о́вичів
    -óvyčiv
    dative -о́вичеві, -о́вичу
    -óvyčevi, -óvyču
    -о́вичам
    -óvyčam
    accusative -о́вича
    -óvyča
    -о́вичів
    -óvyčiv
    instrumental -о́вичем
    -óvyčem
    -о́вичами
    -óvyčamy
    locative -о́вичеві, -о́вичу, -о́вичі
    -óvyčevi, -óvyču, -óvyči
    -о́вичах
    -óvyčax
    vocative -о́вичу
    -óvyču
    -о́вичі
    -óvyči

    Derived terms