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No. 9,808 in Russian

янкелевич

"Янкелевич" is a patronymic surname in Russian, meaning "son of Yankel," where Yankel is a Yiddish form of the name Jacob.

In a sentence

  • Иван Якелевич сегодня успешно защитил свою диссертацию.

    Ivan Yakelovich successfully defended his dissertation today.

    In this sentence, 'Якелевич' is used as a patronymic, which is a name derived from one's father's first name, reflecting a common naming tradition in Russian culture.

  • Мы прочитали интересную статью Якелевича о литературе.

    We read an interesting article by Yakelovich about literature.

    Here, 'Якелевич' functions as a surname, indicating the author of the literary article.

  • Якелевичи всегда устраивают великолепные вечера.

    The Yakelovich family always hosts wonderful evenings.

    In this example, 'Якелевичи' (plural form) is used to refer to a family or group of people with the surname 'Yakelovich', common in Slavic languages to denote association.

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