-ивый

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Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-и́вый or -ивый (-ívyj or -ivyj)

  1. -y, -ous, etc. (Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X".)
    краса́ (krasá, beauty) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎краси́вый (krasívyj, beautiful)
    пра́вда (právda, truth) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎правди́вый (pravdívyj, truthful)
    ложь (ložʹ, lie) or ‎лгать (lgatʹ, to lie) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎лжи́вый (lžívyj, lying, false)
    льстить (lʹstitʹ, to flatter) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎льсти́вый (lʹstívyj, flattering)
    игра́ть (igrátʹ, to play) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎игри́вый (igrívyj, playful)
    ми́лость (mílostʹ, mercy) + ‎-ивый (-ivyj) → ‎ми́лостивый (mílostivyj, merciful (dated))
    ре́вн(ость) (révn(ostʹ), jealousy) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎ревни́вый (revnívyj, jealous)
    вошь (vošʹ, louse) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎вши́вый (všívyj, lousy)
    плешь (plešʹ, bald spot) + ‎-и́вый (-ívyj) → ‎плеши́вый (plešívyj, bald)

Usage notes

The suffix causes the Slavic first palatalization of velars, as is expected from a suffix beginning with и.

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