-истый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-itъ / *-istъ. Cognate with Polish -ysty.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-́истый or -и́стый (-́istyj or -ístyj)

  1. adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns, indicating having the property of that noun
    ка́мень (kámenʹ, stony) + ‎-и́стый (-ístyj) → ‎камени́стый (kamenístyj, stony)
    объём (obʺjóm, bulk, volume) + ‎-истый (-istyj) → ‎объёмистый (obʺjómistyj, bulky, voluminous)
    морщи́на (morščína, wrinkle) + ‎-истый (-istyj) → ‎морщи́нистый (morščínistyj, wrinkled)
    мя́со (mjáso, meat) + ‎-и́стый (-ístyj) → ‎мяси́стый (mjasístyj, meaty, fleshy)
    изви́лина (izvílina, bend, meander) + ‎-истый (-istyj) → ‎изви́листый (izvílistyj, meandering, twisty)
  2. adjective-forming suffix, added to verbs, indicating being in the state of that verb
    прерыва́ть (preryvátʹ, to interrupt) + ‎-истый (-istyj) → ‎преры́вистый (prerývistyj, intermittent)
    разве́сить (razvésitʹ, to spread) + ‎-истый (-istyj) → ‎разве́систый (razvésistyj, spread out, sprawling)
    размахну́ть (razmaxnútʹ, to spread, to brandish) + ‎-истый (-istyj) → ‎разма́шистый (razmášistyj, sweeping, bold; sprawling)

Usage notes

Note the following properties:

  • The suffix may or may not be stressed, with no obvious pattern.
  • The suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to a stem ending in a velar (г к х) or in ц.

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