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Russian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ево́й • (-evój)
- used to form adjectives from nouns, often relational
- о́трасль (ótraslʹ, “branch, sector”) + -ево́й (-evój) → отраслево́й (otraslevój, “branch, sector (relational)”)
- край (kraj, “edge; krai”) + -ево́й (-evój) → краево́й (krajevój, “edge (relational); krai (relational); regional”)
Usage notes
- -ово́й (-ovój) is used after paired non-palatalized consonants, as well as after the velar consonants к г х; -ево́й (-evój) is used after paired palatalized consonants, as well as after the unpaired consonants ж ч ш щ ц й.
- When attached to a word ending in й, the й disappears. Compare краево́й (krajevój) above, derived from край (kraj); similarly боево́й (bojevój, “fighting (relational)”), derived from бой (boj, “fight, battle”).
Declension
Declension of -ево́й (no short forms)
Derived terms