-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 • (-ovič) m
- A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: son of
Usage notes
- The word stress may fall on the stem – Ива́нович (Ivánovič) – or on the suffix – Петро́вич (Petróvič).
Declension
Declension of -ович (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ович -ovič |
-овичи -oviči |
| genitive | -овича -oviča |
-овичей -ovičej |
| dative | -овичу -oviču |
-овичам -ovičam |
| accusative | -овича -oviča |
-овичей -ovičej |
| instrumental | -овичем -ovičem |
-овичами -ovičami |
| prepositional | -овиче -oviče |
-овичах -ovičax |
Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -ович
Descendants
- → Komi-Zyrian: вич (vić)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Rebracketed from -ов (-ov) + -ич (-yč)
Suffix
-ович • (-ovyč) m (feminine equivalent -івна or -ївна, variant -ьович)
- A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: son of
Usage notes
- The word stress may fall on the stem – Іва́нович (Ivánovyč) – or on the suffix – Петро́вич (Petróvič).
Declension
| 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
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ович