-owicz

Polish edit

Alternative forms edit

-ewicz

Etymology edit

From Old Polish -owic, from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ + Proto-Slavic *-iťь. Change from -owic to -owicz due to East Slavic influence. Compare Serbo-Croatian -ović.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vit͡ʂ/
Rhymes: -ɔvit͡ʂ
Syllabification: o‧wicz

Suffix edit

-owicz m pers

Forms masculine nouns, usually agentitive in nature
‎randka + ‎-owicz → ‎randkowicz

Declension edit

Declension of -owicz

	singular	plural
nominative	-owicz	-owicze
genitive	-owicza	-owiczy
dative	-owiczowi	-owiczom
accusative	-owicza	-owiczy
instrumental	-owiczem	-owiczami
locative	-owiczu	-owiczach
vocative	-owiczu	-owicze

Derived terms edit

Polish terms suffixed with -owicz

Further reading edit

-owicz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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