Knowledge of patronymic spelling is important not only for your personal development, but also to avoid errors in documentation. For example, do you know how to spell Igorovych, Igorevich or Igorevich correctly in Ukrainian? Let us remind you that in 2025, new rules for spelling words adopted back in 2019 will come into effect. Now they are mandatory. And according to them, changes have occurred in the spelling of patronymics.
ContentIgor: how a word is conjugated in UkrainianHow to spell patronymic in Ukrainian: Igorovych, Igorevich or IgorevichExamples of using the patronymic “Igorevich”
So what will happen? WomanEL will share the rule and tell you about the only correct version of this patronymic.
Igor: how a word is conjugated in the Ukrainian language
First, you need to understand what has changed in spelling and declension of the name Igor. According to the current spelling, this name is a noun. It belongs to the masculine person and the soft group II of the declension. Examples of such nouns, in addition to the name Igor: anchor, lobur, coachman (about hair).
That is, Igor is declensioned in the same way as they are:
How is the name Igor conjugated in Ukrainian, Source: slovnyk.ua
How to spell the patronymic in Ukrainian: Igorovich, Igorevich or Igorevich
As Ukrainian linguist Oleksandr Avramenko says, the only correct way to say and write is: Igorevich. This option should be remembered and written without errors in the future. This applies not only to ordinary Ukrainians, but also, of course, to passport holders who, from old memory, can write the patronymic without the soft sign “Igorevich”.
Why is “Igorevich” also incorrect? There is no patronymic with the suffix “-ев-” in the Ukrainian language.
- Correct: Igorevich.
- Incorrect: Igorovich, Igorevich.
Examples of the use of the patronymic “Igorevich”
The changes in the spelling of the patronymic are motivated by the fact that during the conjugation of this name, the hard sound p turns into a soft one.
If you are still having difficulty getting used to Igorevich, we suggest reading examples with this word, as well as writing it yourself:
- Vladislav Igorevich, how much can I ask of you? Turn down the music, I'm working.
- When we were introduced to Ivan Igorevich, I immediately realized that we would become friends. And I was not mistaken.
- Good morning, Dmitry Igorevich. You are early today.
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