-ич

See also: ич, ич’, and Appendix:Variations of "ic"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-it͡ʃ]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ičь.

Suffix

-ич • (-ič) m (rare)

1. Forms nomina agentis from verbs or adjectives.

   ‎во́дя (vódja, “to lead”) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎води́ч (vodíč, “leader”) (dated, dialectal)

   ‎млад (mlad, “young”) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎мла́дич (mládič, “lad, youngster”) (dated, dialectal)

2. Forms diminutive nouns from nouns.

   ‎бог (bog, “God”) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎божи́ч (božíč, “God's son”) (dialectal)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-iťь.

Suffix

-ич • (-ič) m (obsolete)

1. Forms masculine patronymic proper names from adjectival forms of personal names; originally denoting membership to a household

   ‎Петров (Petrov) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎Петрович (Petrovič)

   ‎Иванов (Ivanov) + ‎-ич (-ič) → ‎Иванович (Ivanovič)

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)

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

Ильич

княжич

пскович

русич

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.