-avičius
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- -evičius, -ovičius
Etymology
From Old Ruthenian -ович (-ovič) + -ius. Compare Belarusian -авіч (-avič) and Polish -owicz.
Suffix
-avičius
- A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name or its diminutive ending in a back vowel.
Derived terms
Lithuanian terms suffixed with -avičius