-ивъ

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ivъ.

Suffix

-ивъ (-ivŭ)

  1. -y, -ous, etc. (Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X".)
    клопотъ (klopotŭ, rumble) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎клопотивъ (klopotivŭ, melodious)
    льсть (lĭstĭ, deceit, intrigue) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎льстивъ (lĭstivŭ, misguided, wandering, deceived)
    милость (milostĭ, mercy, pity) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎милостивъ (milostivŭ, merciful, wandering, charitable)
    страшити (strašiti, frighten, scare) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎страшивъ (strašivŭ, cowardly, timid, fearful)
    напрасьнъ (naprasĭnŭ, sudden, unexpected) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎напрасьнивъ (naprasĭnivŭ, unexpected, abrupt, sudden)

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