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Ukrainian
- -ївна (-jivna) (used for names ending in -й)
Suffix
-і́вна • (-ívna) f
- A feminine patronymic suffix added to a given name: daughter of
- Степа́н (Stepán) + -івна (-ivna) → Степа́нівна (Stepánivna, “daughter of Stepan”)
- Іва́н (Iván) + -івна (-ivna) → Іва́нівна (Ivánivna, “daughter of Ivan”)
- Петро́ (Petró) + -івна (-ivna) → Петрі́вна (Petrívna, “daughter of Petro”)
Usage notes
- The word stress may fall on the stem – Іва́нівна (Ivánivna) – or on the suffix – Петрі́вна (Petrívna).
Declension
Declension of -і́вна (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Derived terms