Meaning of -ovič | Babel Free

Definitions

1. suffix used to form masculine nouns denoting the son of a person holding a specific title or social rank
   archaic, historical, masculine, morpheme, person
2. suffix used to form patronymic-based surnames
   masculine, morpheme, person

Examples

“cár (“tsar”) + -ovič → cárovič (“tsarevich”)”

“kráľ (“king”) + -ovič → kráľovič (“king's son; prince”)”

“pop (“priest (Eastern Orthodox)”) + -ovič → popovič (“priest's son”)”

“Adam (“Adam”) + -ovič → Adamovič (“son of Adam (surname)”)”

“Jurko (“George (diminutive)”) + -ovič → Jurkovič (“son of George (surname)”)”

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