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patronymic
01
derived from the name of one's father or a male ancestor
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
domain
naming, linguistics, society
Examples
Many Slavic languages use patronymic naming conventions rather than family names.
Patronymic
01
a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
patronymics
