-истий

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-itъ / *-istъ. Compare Russian -истый (-istyj), Belarusian -ысты (-ysty) and -істы (-isty), Polish -ysty and -isty.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-́истий or -и́стий (-́ystyj or -ýstyj)

  1. adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns, indicating having the property of that noun
    гора́ (horá) + ‎-истий (-ystyj) → ‎гори́стий (horýstyj)
    м'я́со (mʺjáso) + ‎-истий (-ystyj) → ‎м'яси́стий (mʺjasýstyj)

Declension

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