"-ovic" meaning in Czech

See -ovic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ ovɪt͡s]
Rhymes: -ovic Etymology: Inherited from Old Czech -ovic (“son of”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cs|zlw-ocs|-ovic||son of|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Czech -ovic (“son of”), {{inh+|cs|zlw-ocs|-ovic|t=son of}} Inherited from Old Czech -ovic (“son of”) Head templates: {{cs-noun|m-an}} -ovic m anim (noun-forming suffix) Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|m.an}} Forms: animate [table-tags], -ovic [nominative, singular], -ovici [nominative, plural], -ovice [genitive, singular], -oviců [genitive, plural], -ovicovi [dative, singular], -ovici [dative, singular], -ovicům [dative, plural], -ovice [accusative, singular], -ovice [accusative, plural], -ovici [singular, vocative], -ovici [plural, vocative], -ovicovi [locative, singular], -ovici [locative, singular], -ovicích [locative, plural], -ovicem [instrumental, singular], -ovici [instrumental, plural], -evic [alternative], -ojc [alternative, informal], -oic [alternative, informal]
  1. (historical) attached to surnames, sometimes to other nouns, to form masculine proper nouns meaning “son of” Tags: animate, historical, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ovic-cs-suffix-FIyUitkF Categories (other): Czech entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Suffix

IPA: [ ovɪt͡s] Forms: -evic [alternative], -ojc [alternative, informal], -oic [alternative, informal]
Rhymes: -ovic Etymology: Inherited from Old Czech -ovic (“son of”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cs|zlw-ocs|-ovic||son of|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Czech -ovic (“son of”), {{inh+|cs|zlw-ocs|-ovic|t=son of}} Inherited from Old Czech -ovic (“son of”) Head templates: {{cs-noun|m-an|indecl=1}} -ovic m anim (noun-forming suffix, indeclinable)
  1. (dialectal) attached to surnames, to form feminine or plural form Tags: animate, dialectal, indeclinable, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ovic-cs-suffix-JiWFEhvM
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "cs-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovic",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovici",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovice",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oviců",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovicovi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovici",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      ]
    },
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        "dative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovice",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovice",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovici",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovici",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovicovi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovici",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ovicích",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovicem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ovici",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-evic",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ojc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-oic",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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          "word": "-ovna"
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        "morpheme"
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      "ipa": "[ ovɪt͡s]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ovic"
    }
  ],
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}

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-oic",
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    {
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    },
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    },
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