-ovic

See also: -ović and -ovič

Czech

Alternative forms

  • -evic
  • -ojc, -oic (informal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech -ovic (“son of”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ ovɪt͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ovic

Suffix

-ovic m anim (noun-forming suffix)

  1. (historical) attached to surnames, sometimes to other nouns, to form masculine proper nouns meaning “son of”
    Synonym: -ovna
    ‎král + ‎-ovic → ‎kralevic

Declension

Declension of -ovic (soft masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative -ovic -ovici
genitive -ovice -oviců
dative -ovicovi, -ovici -ovicům
accusative -ovice -ovice
vocative -ovici -ovici
locative -ovicovi, -ovici -ovicích
instrumental -ovicem -ovici

Suffix

-ovic m anim (noun-forming suffix, indeclinable)

  1. (dialectal) attached to surnames, to form feminine or plural form

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ovic
kralevic
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