-ьович
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- -ович (-ovyč) — used after a hard consonant
- -є́вич (-jévyč) — used after a vowel
- -ич (-yč) — colloquial, after a consonant
Etymology
Suffix
-́ьович • (-́ʹovyč) m (variant -́евич, feminine equivalent -ї́вна)
- A masculine patronymic suffix added to a given name ending in a soft (palatalized) consonant: son of
- І́гор (Íhor, “Ivor”) + -ьович (-ʹovyč) → І́горевич / І́горьович (Íhorevyč, “son of Igor”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -́ьович -́ʹovyč |
-́ьовичі -́ʹovyči |
| genitive | -́ьовича -́ʹovyča |
-́ьовичів -́ʹovyčiv |
| dative | -́ьовичеві, -́ьовичу -́ʹovyčevi, -́ʹovyču |
-́ьовичам -́ʹovyčam |
| accusative | -́ьовича -́ʹovyča |
-́ьовичів -́ʹovyčiv |
| instrumental | -́ьовичем -́ʹovyčem |
-́ьовичами -́ʹovyčamy |
| locative | -́ьовичеві, -́ьовичу, -́ьовичі -́ʹovyčevi, -́ʹovyču, -́ʹovyči |
-́ьовичах -́ʹovyčax |
| vocative | -́ьовичу -́ʹovyču |
-́ьовичі -́ʹovyči |
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ьович