-owicz

Polish

Alternative forms

• -ewicz

Etymology

From Old Polish -owic, from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ + Proto-Slavic *-iťь. Change from -owic to -owicz due to East Slavic influence. Compare Serbo-Croatian -ović.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vit͡ʂ/
• Rhymes: -ɔvit͡ʂ
• Syllabification: o‧wicz

Suffix

-owicz m pers

1. forms masculine nouns, usually agentitive in nature

   ‎randka + ‎-owicz → ‎randkowicz

Declension

Declension of -owicz

	singular	plural
nominative	-owicz	-owicze
genitive	-owicza	-owiczy
dative	-owiczowi	-owiczom
accusative	-owicza	-owiczy
instrumental	-owiczem	-owiczami
locative	-owiczu	-owiczach
vocative	-owiczu	-owicze

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -owicz

Further reading

• -owicz in Polish dictionaries at PWN