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Suffix

-ить (-iť)

  1. definite singular genitive of (-i)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-iti.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-и́ть or -ить (-ítʹ or -itʹ)

  1. the infinitive suffix for many verbs; usually indicates a perfective verb
  2. a suffix used to form factitive verbs from nouns, i.e. verbs having the meaning "to make X(er)" for X an adjective or noun; usually used with a prefix such as о- (o-), об- (ob-) or у- (u-)
    о- (o-) + ‎сла́бый (slábyj, weak) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎осла́бить (oslábitʹ, to weaken)
    о- (o-) + ‎бе́дный (bédnyj, poor) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎обедни́ть (obednítʹ, to impoverish)
    о- (o-) + ‎свобо́д(ный) (svobód(nyj), free) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ, to liberate)
    о- (o-) + ‎кайма́ (kajmá, border, hem, edge) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎окайми́ть (okajmítʹ, to provide with a border, hem or edge)
    о- (o-) + ‎зо́лото (zóloto, gold) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎озолоти́ть (ozolotítʹ, to gild)
    об- (ob-) + ‎о́бщий (óbščij, general) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎обобщи́ть (obobščítʹ, to generalize)
    у- (u-) + ‎то́нкий (tónkij, thin, subtle, fine) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎утончи́ть (utončítʹ, to make (more) subtle, to refine)
    у- (u-) + ‎кре́п(кий) (krép(kij), strong) + ‎-и́ть (-ítʹ) → ‎укрепи́ть (ukrepítʹ, to strengthen)
    у- (u-) + ‎лу́чший (lúčšij, better) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎улу́чшить (ulúčšitʹ, to improve)
    по- (po-) + ‎ни́з(кий) (níz(kij), low) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎пони́зить (ponízitʹ, to lower)
  3. A suffix used to form negative factitive verbs from без- (bez-, without, -less) (or бес- (bes-)) + a noun, i.e. verbs having the meaning "to deprive of X" for X a noun. Usually used with о- (o-) and commonly corresponding to English verbs in de- or dis-.
    о- (o-) + ‎без- (bez-) + ‎лес (les, forest) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎обезле́сить (obezlésitʹ, to deforest)
    о- (o-) + ‎без- (bez-) + ‎лю́ди (ljúdi, people) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎обезлю́дить (obezljúditʹ, to depopulate)
    о- (o-) + ‎без- (bez-) + ‎ору́жие (orúžije, weapon) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎обезору́жить (obezorúžitʹ, to disarm)
    о- (o-) + ‎без- (bez-) + ‎вред (vred, harm) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎обезвре́дить (obezvréditʹ, to defuse, to render harmless)
    о- (o-) + ‎бес- (bes-) + ‎цвет (cvet, color) + ‎-ить (-itʹ) → ‎обесцве́тить (obescvétitʹ, to desaturate, to bleach, to turn black and white)

Usage notes

Conjugation

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