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Ukrainian
Etymology
From пе́сти́ти (péstýty) + -ли́вий (-lývyj). Compare Polish pieszczotliwy.
Pronunciation
Adjective
пестли́вий • (pestlývyj) (adverb пестли́во, abstract noun пестли́вість)
- caressing, tender
- Synonyms: ласка́вий (laskávyj), ні́жний (nížnyj)
- (linguistics) caressive, hypocoristic, pet (attributive) (indicating affection, endearment or intimacy)
Declension
Declension of пестли́вий (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пестливий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “пестливий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “пестливий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “пестливий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)