-ич

See also: ич, ич’, and Appendix:Variations of "ic"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-it͡ʃ]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ičь.

Suffix

-ич • (-ičm (rare)

  1. Forms nomina agentis from verbs or adjectives.
    во́дя (vódja, to lead) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎води́ч (vodíč, leader) (dated, dialectal)
    млад (mlad, young) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎мла́дич (mládič, lad, youngster) (dated, dialectal)
  2. Forms diminutive nouns from nouns.
    бог (bog, God) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎божи́ч (božíč, God's son) (dialectal)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-iťь.

Suffix

-ич • (-ičm (obsolete)

  1. Forms masculine patronymic proper names from adjectival forms of personal names; originally denoting membership to a household
    Петров (Petrov) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎Петрович (Petrovič)
    Иванов (Ivanov) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎Иванович (Ivanovič)

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -ыч (-yč)after a hard consonant

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ичь (-ičĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-iťь.

Suffix

-ич • (-ičm (informal)

  1. A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a soft (palatalized) consonant: son of
    И́горь (Ígorʹ, Igor) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎И́горич (Ígorič, son of Igor)
    Тимофе́й (Timoféj, Timothy) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎Тимофе́ич (Timoféič, son of Timothy)

Declension

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ич (Latin spelling -ič)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, used only for four nouns: бранич, гонич, рибич and водич.

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ičь.

Suffix

-ич • (-yčm pers

  1. Forms nomina agentis from verbs or adjectives (rare)
    родити (rodyty, to give birth) + ‎-ич (-yč) → ‎ро́дич (ródyč, relative)
  2. Forms diminutive nouns from nouns.
    пан (pan, landlord) + ‎-ич (-yč) → ‎пани́ч (panýč, landlord's son)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ичь (-ičĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-iťь.

Suffix

-ич • (-yčm pers (variant -іч or -їч, used for names ending in -й, feminine equivalent -на)

  1. patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a palatalized consonant
  2. (informal, rare): an informal form of -ович / -ьович (-ovyč), masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a palatalized consonant: son of
    Ярослав (Jaroslav, Yaroslav) + ‎-ич (-yč) → ‎Ярославич (Jaroslavyč, son of Yaroslav)
    Тимофі́й (Tymofíj, Timothy) + ‎-ич (-yč) → ‎Тимофіїч (Tymofijič, son of Timothy)
Declension
Declension of -и́ч, -́ич
(pers semisoft masc-form accent-b/a)
singular plural
nominative -и́ч, -́ич
-ýč, -́yč
-ичі́, -́ичі
-yčí, -́yči
genitive -ича́, -́ича
-yčá, -́yča
-ичі́в, -́ичів
-yčív, -́yčiv
dative -иче́ві, -ичу́, -́ичеві, -́ичу
-yčévi, -yčú, -́yčevi, -́yču
-ича́м, -́ичам
-yčám, -́yčam
accusative -ича́, -́ича
-yčá, -́yča
-ичі́в, -́ичів
-yčív, -́yčiv
instrumental -иче́м, -́ичем
-yčém, -́yčem
-ича́ми, -́ичами
-yčámy, -́yčamy
locative -иче́ві, -ичу́, -ичі́, -́ичеві, -́ичу, -́ичі
-yčévi, -yčú, -yčí, -́yčevi, -́yču, -́yči
-ича́х, -́ичах
-yčáx, -́yčax
vocative -и́чу, -́ичу
-ýču, -́yču
-ичі́, -́ичі
-yčí, -́yči

Derived terms