-ович

Russian Alternative forms ru -евич used after a soft consonant ru -ич colloquial, after a soft consonant ru -ыч colloquial, after a hard consonant Suffix ru suffix m A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: son of ru Па́вел Paul Па́влович son of Pavel (Paul) ru Ива́н John Ива́нович son of Ivan (John) Usage notes The word stress may fall on the stem – ru Ива́нович – or on the suffix – ru Петро́вич. Declension -ович an Derived terms ru Descendants kpv вич 1 ru noun-forming suffixes Ukrainian Alternative forms uk -евич used after a soft consonant uk -ич colloquial, after a consonant Etymology uk patr :af -ов -ич ++ 1 Suffix uk suffix m-pr feminine equivalent -івна or -ївна variant -ьович A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a hard (unpalatalized) consonant: son of uk Павло́ Paul Па́влович son of Pavel (Paul) uk Іва́н John Іва́нович son of Ivan (John) Usage notes The word stress may fall on the stem – uk Іва́нович – or on the suffix – ru Петро́вич. Declension -о́вич<pr> Derived terms uk uk noun-forming suffixes