чтиво
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьtivo. By surface analysis, чт- (čt-) + -иво (-ivo, “(material)”). For the root, compare чту (čtu, “I read”), чти́вший (čtívšij, “having read”), etc. For the ending, compare ме́сиво (mésivo, “jumble, mush”), моло́зиво (molózivo, “colostrum (type of breast milk)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
чти́во • (čtívo) n inan (genitive чти́ва, nominative plural чти́ва, genitive plural чтив)
Declension
Related terms
- честь (čestʹ)
- чита́ть impf (čitátʹ), прочита́ть pf (pročitátʹ), проче́сть pf (pročéstʹ)
- чита́тель (čitátelʹ), чита́тельский (čitátelʹskij)
- чита́льный (čitálʹnyj), чита́льня (čitálʹnja)
Ukrainian
Etymology
By surface analysis, чт- (čt-) + -и́во (-ývo). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed from Russian?
Pronunciation
Noun
чти́во • (čtývo) n inan (genitive чти́ва, uncountable) (colloquial)
- (collective) reading material, stuff to read
- (rare) reading (the process of interpreting written language)
Declension
Declension of чти́во (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
Related terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1980), “чтиво”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (Х – Ь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 370
- “чтиво”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “чтиво”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чтиво”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “чтиво”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)