-ич

See also: ич and ич’

Russian

Alternative forms

• -ыч (-yč) — after a hard consonant

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ич • (-ič) m (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

Declension of -ич (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ич -ič	-ичи -iči
genitive	-ича -iča	-ичей -ičej
dative	-ичу -iču	-ичам -ičam
accusative	-ича -iča	-ичей -ičej
instrumental	-ичем -ičem	-ичами -ičami
prepositional	-иче -iče	-ичах -ičax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ич

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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.