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Russian Etymology ru :inh sla-pro:*-ъkъ<id:adjectival> ru sla-pro *-ьkъ, sla-pro *-ъkъ, sla-pro *-kъ? ru Pronunciation Suffix ru suffix adjective-forming suffixes -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives from verbs and nouns, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X". ru -цепи́ть to catch, to grasp це́пкий prehensile; tenacious ru лома́ть to break ло́мкий brittle, breakable ru дерза́ть to dare де́рзкий daring, audacious; brazen, impertinent ru вес weight ве́ский weighty, heavy; significant ru гул boom, rumble гу́лкий booming, resonant Used to form primary qualitative adjectives from adjectival roots, which often occur without the suffix in related words. ru у́зкий narrow, tight (compare ru у́зость narrowness) ru кре́пкий strong, sturdy (compare ru кре́пость strength, ru крепи́ть to strengthen) ru широ́кий wide, broad, extensive (compare ru широта́ width, extent) ru далёкий far; clever (compare ru да́лее farther, ru да́льний far, remote) Usage notes This suffix is not productive when forming primary adjectives, and may not be productive when forming adjectives from verbs and nouns. Adjectives with this suffix have short forms according to various accent patterns; types c', c and a' are the most common. If a consonant precedes the suffix, the short masculine singular is (de)reducible, i.e. it takes an epenthetic vowel before the ru к. Comparatives regularly end in ru -че instead of the normal ru -ее of most adjectives, but many of these comparatives are rare and awkward. Many primary adjectives have irregular comparatives, often formed directly off of the root, e.g. ru у́же from ru у́зкий, ru ши́ре from ru широ́кий, ru да́льше from ru далёкий. Declension -кий c' Derived terms ru See also ru -лый Ukrainian Etymology uk adj :inh sla-pro:*-ъkъ<id:nominal> 1 + (sla-pro *-ьkъ). Pronunciation -ки́й Suffix uk suffix adjective-forming suffixes m feminine -ка -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives from verbs and nouns, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X". uk -цепи́ти to catch, to grasp цепки́й prehensile; tenacious uk кроши́ти to break крихки́й brittle, breakable uk дерза́ти to dare дерзки́й daring, audacious; brazen, impertinent uk го́мін boom, rumble гомінки́й booming, resonant Used to form primary qualitative adjectives from adjectival roots, which often occur without the suffix in related words. uk вузьки́й narrow, tight (compare uk ву́зкість narrowness) uk кріпки́й strong, sturdy (compare ru крепи́ти to strengthen) uk широ́кий wide, broad, extensive (compare uk широта́ width, extent) uk дале́кий far; clever (compare uk да́льший farther, uk да́льній far, remote) Usage notes This suffix is not productive when forming primary adjectives, and may not be productive when forming adjectives from verbs and nouns. Adjectives with this suffix have short forms according to various accent patterns; types c', c and a' are the most common. If a consonant precedes the suffix, the short masculine singular is (de)reducible, i.e. it takes an epenthetic vowel before the uk к. Comparatives regularly end in uk -че,-ше instead of the normal uk -е of most adjectives, but many of these comparatives are rare and awkward. Many primary adjectives have irregular comparatives, often formed directly off of the root, e.g. uk ву́жче from uk вузьки́й, uk ши́рше from ru широ́кий, uk далечіше from ru дале́кий. Declension -ки́й<> Derived terms uk See also uk -лий uk Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ий