-чив

Bulgarian Etymology From bg sla-pro *-ъčivъ, sla-pro *-ьčivъ, a combination of bg -ък -ив. Cognate with ru -чи́вый. Suffix bg suffix Forms adjectives from nouns, verbal participles/nouns or adjectives with resultant or approximating meaning: -ish, -able From verbs: bg влю́бвам се to fall in love → bg влюбчи́в amorous bg доверя́вам се to trust → bg доверчи́в trustful, credulous bg горя́ to burn → bg горчи́в bitter bg възприе́мам to perceive → bg възприемчи́в perceptive bg изме́ням to change, alter → bg изменчи́в variable bg отстъ́пя to retreat, give way → bg отстъпчи́в compliant From action/abstract nouns: bg о́тзив respond → bg отзивчи́в responsive bg ра́зговор dialogue, talk → bg разговорчи́в talkative bg укло́н inclination, trend → bg уклончи́в evasive bg оби́да insult → bg обидчи́в tetchy, resentful From adjectives: bg едностра́нен unilateral → bg едностранчи́в one-sided bg усто́ен stable → bg устойчи́в resistant, enduring Usage notes Adjectives formed with the suffix -чив normally denote tendency, liability to do the activity/property that the adjective stem conveys. Declension -чив<!> Derived terms bg