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Explain to me how Patronymic names work?
I'm aware a Patronymic is the father's name with either like...ovich/yevich or ovna/yevna at the end of it, depending on gender, but I still don't think I've mastered it. I write stories with Russian characters and would like to get it straight so I may use their Patronymic names when needed.
Daughter of Geni is - Genyenva? Or Geniovna?
I don't know exactly when to make it which. I know a y or soft consonat gets the yevich, but I also knows there's exceptions (Like the name Ilya). What are the exceptions? Can someone please explain more clearly? : )
Oct 4, 2010 10:06 PM
Answers · 12
That's rather extensive way to get it from such academic studying...
Just list the names, you want to transform to patronymics - I'll do that, if that's what you need.
Geni -> Genievna (but note, that's very unusual to make a patronymic from a non-russian name. Though, I met Sergey Johnovich once :) )
October 5, 2010
For men, Russian patronymics have the endings:
* -ovich when father’s name ends with a non-palatal consonant (Russian consonants may be palatal and non-palatal): Oleg → Olegovich
* -evich when father’s name ends with a palatal consonant: Dmitriy → Dmitriyevich
* -ich when father’s name ends with a vowel: Foma → Fomich
For women, patronymics have the endings:
* -ovna when father’s name ends with a non-palatal consonant: Gleb → Glebovna
* -evna when father’s name ends with a palatal consonant: Aleksey → Alekseyevna
* -ichna when father’s name ends with a vowel: Nikita → Nikitichna.
October 5, 2010
В основном, для русских имён, отчества образуются
С помощью суффиксов -ович, -овна:
Иван – Иванович - Ивановна
Пётр – Петрович – Петровна
С помощью суффиксов -евич, -евна:
Игорь – Игоревич – Игоревна
Евгений – Евгениевич – Евгениевна
(или Евгеньевич -- Евгениьевна)
Игнатий – Игнатиевич -- Игнатиевна
( или Игнатьевич – Игнатьевна)
Алексей -- Алексеевич – Алексеевна
Николай – Николаевич -- Николаевна
С помощью суффиксов -ич, -ична (-инична)
Савва – Саввич – Саввична
Илья – Ильич – Ильинична
Кузьма – Кузьмич -- Кузминична
Лука – Лукич – Лукинична
И ещё непонятно по какому принципу
Яков – Яковлевич – Яковлевна
Лев – Львович -- Львовна
Не пытайтесь образовывать отчества от нерусских имён. Получается нечто ужасное.
October 5, 2010
Thank you : )
October 5, 2010
Геновна.
October 5, 2010
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