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-чатый
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Russian
Etymology
Extracted by ru 1 of words such as ru хлопча́тый (from ru хло́пок + ru -а́тый), where -ч- (< -к- with palatalisation) is part of the stem.
Pronunciation
y
-ча́тый y
Suffix
ru suffix -чатый -ча́тый adjective-forming suffixes
adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns, indicating having the characteristic of that noun; sometimes a relational adjective is formed instead
ru взрыв explosion взры́вчатый explosive
ru узо́р pattern узо́рчатый patterned
ru пила́ saw пи́льчатый serrated
ru бревно́ log бреве́нчатый timbered, made of logs
Usage notes
Note the following properties:
The stress is usually drawn onto the preceding syllable.
A preceding -л- is palatalized to -ль-; all other letters are depalatalized.
Some preceding occurrences of -е- that gain the stress become -ё-, but others remain -е-, without apparent pattern.
Declension
-́чатый,-ча́тый a
Derived terms
ru