существительный

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Russian

Etymology

From существова́ть (suščestvovátʹ, to exist, to be) +‎ -тельный (-telʹnyj, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

существи́тельный (suščestvítelʹnyj)

  1. substantive
  2. (rare, proscribed) substantival
    Synonym: субстанти́вный (substantívnyj)
    существи́тельный су́ффиксsuščestvítelʹnyj súffikssubstantival suffix

Usage notes

The adjective существи́тельный (suščestvítelʹnyj) does not exist on its own. It is used only as part of the term и́мя существи́тельное (ímja suščestvítelʹnoje) (or существи́тельное (suščestvítelʹnoje) for short), and was coined specifically for that purpose.

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