-ич
See also: ич and ич’
Russian
Alternative forms
- -ыч (-yč) – after a hard consonant
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic -ичь (-ičĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-iťь.
Suffix
-ич • (-ič) m (informal)
- 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
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ич (Latin spelling -ič)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, used only for four nouns: бранич, гонич, рибич and водич.