On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Patronymics. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Patronymics meaning
plural of patronymic
Using Patronymics
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of patronymic
- In the example corpus, patronymics often appears in combinations such as: patronymics are, of patronymics, the patronymics.
Context around Patronymics
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Patronymics
- In this selection, "patronymics" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, style, used, 1920s, nicknames, ending and gain stand out and add context to how "patronymics" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include azeri patronymics are not and but used patronymics only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "patronymics" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with patronymics
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Previously to that the use of patronymics was very limited. (10 words)
Georgian last names derive mostly from patronymics, nicknames and places of origin. (12 words)
Many cultures used patronymics before surnames were adopted or came into use. (12 words)
Lineage membership and inheritance of immovable goods (land, housing) is matrilineal, passed in the maternal line, similar to many Bantu peoples who are also matrilineal, while other goods and patronymics are passed in the male line. (36 words)
Rodocanachi, p. 301. Adrian consistently signed with Adrianus Florentii or Adrianus de Traiecto ("Adrian of Utrecht") in later life, suggesting that his family did not yet have a surname but used patronymics only. (33 words)
Azeri patronymics are not to be confused with Turkish surnames in -oğlu and Greek surnames in -ογλού (-oglou), which do not have specific female versions and do not reflect names of fathers. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
After surnames were commonly adopted in Azerbaijan in the 1920s, patronymics still remained parts of full names, i.e. Sardar Ilyas oğlu Aliyev ("Sardar Aliyev, son of Ilyas").
Another theory attributes the Iberian -ez style patronymics to Germanic (Visigothic) rather than Latin influence.
Azeri patronymics are not to be confused with Turkish surnames in -oğlu and Greek surnames in -ογλού (-oglou), which do not have specific female versions and do not reflect names of fathers.
Colloquial Scottish Gaelic also has other patronymics of a slightly different form for individuals, still in use (for more information please see: Scottish Gaelic personal naming system ).
Georgian last names derive mostly from patronymics, nicknames and places of origin.
Georgian main In Georgian, patronymics, when used, come with the addition of s to the end of the father's name, followed by dze for a man and asuli for a woman.
However unlike the former, Azeris in Iran do not generally use patronymics in oglu / qizi.
Like many other patronymics in other languages, with the formalization of naming conventions by laws in the late modern contemporary age many turned into surnames.
Lineage membership and inheritance of immovable goods (land, housing) is matrilineal, passed in the maternal line, similar to many Bantu peoples who are also matrilineal, while other goods and patronymics are passed in the male line.
Many Azeri surnames are also derived from Persian-style patronymics ending in -zadeh (Kazimzadeh, Mehdizadeh, etc.).
Many cultures used patronymics before surnames were adopted or came into use.
Only in the 19th century did the use of patronymics gain any sort of popularity among the Finnish-speaking lower classes. citation Family names became obligatory in Finland by law in 1920.
Patronymics are names that identify an individual based on the father's name.
Patronymics are still standard in parts of the Arab world, notably Saudi Arabia ; however, most of the Arab world has switched to a family name system.
Previously to that the use of patronymics was very limited.
Rodocanachi, p. 301. Adrian consistently signed with Adrianus Florentii or Adrianus de Traiecto ("Adrian of Utrecht") in later life, suggesting that his family did not yet have a surname but used patronymics only.
Since 2000, Mongolians have been officially using clan names – ovog, the same word that had been used for the patronymics before – on their IDs.
South Africa Among the Zulu patronymics were used in the pre-colonial era.
The Danish government outlawed the practice in 1856 and eased the regulations in 1904 to deal with the limited number of patronymics.
The phenomenon of patronymics becoming frozen started in the 17th century in bourgeois families in Denmark, and the practice was only widely adopted in Norway from around 1900.
Common combinations with patronymics
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- patronymics are 4×
- of patronymics 4×
- the patronymics 2×
- other patronymics 2×
- patronymics in 2×
- used patronymics 2×
- patronymics before 2×