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Russian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-и́ный • (-ínyj)
- adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns denoting animals, typically forming relational adjectives
- гусь (gusʹ, “goose”) + -и́ный (-ínyj) → гуси́ный (gusínyj, “(relational) goose”)
- змея́ (zmejá, “snake”) + -и́ный (-ínyj) → змеи́ный (zmeínyj, “(relational) snake; serpentine, snake's”)
- блоха́ (bloxá, “flea”) + -и́ный (-ínyj) → блоши́ный (blošínyj, “(relational) flea”)
- зверь (zverʹ, “wild animal”) + -и́ный (-ínyj) → звери́ный (zverínyj, “animal, feral”)
- мураве́й (muravéj, “ant”) (genitive муравья́ (muravʹjá)) + -и́ный (-ínyj) → муравьи́ный (muravʹínyj, “(relational) ant; antlike”)
- лев (lev, “lion”) (genitive льва (lʹva)) + -и́ный (-ínyj) → льви́ный (lʹvínyj, “lion's”)
Usage notes
Note the following properties:
- The suffix is always stressed.
- The suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to a stem ending in a velar (г к х) or in ц.
- The suffix is added onto the stem in its reduced form.
Declension
Declension of -и́ный (no short forms)
Derived terms