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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Proto-Slavic *-ǫťь, a present active participial suffix. Doublet of -у́щий (-úščij), the normal present participle suffix, a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-у́чий • (-účij)
- Adjective-forming suffix, added to intransitive verbs, indicating being in the state of that verb.
- лета́ть (letátʹ, “to fly”) + -у́чий (-účij) → лету́чий (letúčij, “flying”)
- пла́вать (plávatʹ, “to float”) + -у́чий (-účij) → плаву́чий (plavúčij, “floating, buoyant”)
- па́хнуть (páxnutʹ, “to smell of”) + -у́чий (-účij) → паху́чий (paxúčij, “fragrant”)
- ползти́ (polztí, “to crawl”) + -у́чий (-účij) → ползу́чий (polzúčij, “crawling, creeping”)
- жечь (žečʹ, “to burn”) (present tense жгу (žgu)) + -у́чий (-účij) → жгу́чий (žgúčij, “burning”)
- жить (žitʹ, “to live”) (present tense живу́ (živú)) + -у́чий (-účij) → живу́чий (živúčij, “viable, enduring”)
Usage notes
Note the following properties:
- The suffix is always stressed.
- The suffix is normally added to the infinitive of the verb, minus any ending such as -ать (-atʹ), -нуть (-nutʹ), or -ти (-ti). If the infinitival and present stems differ, the present stem is used.
Declension
Declension of -у́чий (short class a)
Derived terms