-ovič

Cognate with Russian -ович (-ovič, “son of”).

• IPA^(key): /ɔvit͡ʃ/, [ɔʋit͡ʃ]
• Hyphenation: -o‧vič

-ovič m pers

1. (historical, archaic) suffix used to form masculine nouns denoting the son of a person holding a specific title or social rank

   ‎cár (“tsar”) + ‎-ovič → ‎cárovič (“tsarevich”)

   ‎kráľ (“king”) + ‎-ovič → ‎kráľovič (“king's son; prince”)

   ‎pop (“priest (Eastern Orthodox)”) + ‎-ovič → ‎popovič (“priest's son”)

2. suffix used to form patronymic-based surnames

   ‎Adam (“Adam”) + ‎-ovič → ‎Adamovič (“son of Adam (surname)”)

   ‎Jurko (“George (diminutive)”) + ‎-ovič → ‎Jurkovič (“son of George (surname)”)

• In Slovak, this suffix was the most productive in the formation of surnames, where it follows the pattern of taking the father's given name or occupation as the stem.

• Common nouns:

• Surnames: