patronymic
Derived from one's fatherDerived from one's father.
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» Excuse me, I don't know your patronymic.
Извините, я не знаю вашего отчества. — odexed
Простите, я не знаю вашего отчества. — odexed
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2 senses(not comparable)Derived from one's father.
of or derived from a personal or family name
(broadly, not comparable)Derived from one's ancestors.
a patronymic denomination
I proposed to her that we give our first-born baby a patronymic name.
Examples
5 sentencesExcuse me, I don't know your patronymic.
ruИзвините, я не знаю вашего отчества. — odexed
What is your surname, first name and patronymic?
ruКак ваша фамилия, имя и отчество? — astru
Excuse me, I don't know your first name and patronymic.
ruПростите, я не знаю вашего имени-отчества. — odexed
What is your patronymic?
ruКак Вас по отчеству? — marafon
What's your patronymic?
ruКак ваше отчество? — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (a variant form of ὄνομFrom Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (a variant form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). Also patronym + -ic, from patro- + -onym.
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Word family
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