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Ukrainian
Etymology
From мст(и́ти) (mst(ýty)) + -и́вий (-ývyj). Compare Belarusian мсці́вы (mscívy), Polish mściwy.
Pronunciation
Adjective
мсти́вий • (mstývyj) (adverb мсти́во, abstract noun мсти́вість)
- vengeful, vindictive, revengeful
Declension
Declension of мсти́вий (hard)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мстивий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “мстивий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мстивий”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мстивий”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “мстивий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мстивий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)