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Czech
Etymology
From chtivý.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-chtivý (adjective-forming suffix, adverb -chtivě)
- adjective-forming suffix used to denote a desire for something, with the initial part presented in genitive singular form
- moci (“powers”) + -chtivý → mocichtivý (“power-hungry”)
- pomsty (“revenges”) + -chtivý → pomstychtivý (“vindictive”)
- senzace (“sensations”) + -chtivý → senzacechtivý (“sensationalist”)
- zisku (“gains, profits”) + -chtivý → ziskuchtivý (“acquisitive, greedy”)
Declension
Declension of -chtivý (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -chtivý in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017