-лявый

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Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-ля́вый (-ljávyj)

  1. -y, -ous, etc. (used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X")
    кость (kostʹ, bone) + ‎-ля́вый (-ljávyj) → ‎костля́вый (kostljávyj, bony)
    труха́ (truxá, rot) + ‎-ля́вый (-ljávyj) → ‎трухля́вый (truxljávyj, rotten)
    писк (pisk, squeak) + ‎-ля́вый (-ljávyj) → ‎пискля́вый (piskljávyj, squeaky)

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