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-ивий
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Ukrainian
Alternative forms
uk -ливий
Etymology
uk adject :inh sla-pro:*-ivъ<id:nominal>
uk zle-ort -ивый, from uk orv -ивъ, from uk sla-pro *-ivъ.
Pronunciation
-лий
Suffix
uk suffix adjective-forming suffixes feminine -ива adverbial -иво
uk appended to nouns -ful, -y, -ous forms adjectives with the sense of "being characterized by the noun"
uk краса́ beauty краси́вий beautiful, pretty
uk лінь lazyness ліни́вий lazy
uk злі́сть anger, spite злости́вий spiteful, angry
uk во́ша louse воши́вий lousy
uk па́рша favus парши́вий suffering from favus, scabby, mangy
uk пла́кса crybaby плакси́вий lachrymose, maudlin, emotional
uk appended to verbs -ful, -y, -ous forms adjectives with the sense of "tending to perform the action denoted by the verb"
uk мсти́ти to avenge, to pay back мсти́вий vengeful, vindictive
uk хті́ти to want, to desire хти́вий greedy, lustful
Declension
-и́вий
Derived terms
uk
Related terms
uk -а́вий -я́вий -ля́вий