-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

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.
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