-лий

Ukrainian Etymology uk adj :inh sla-pro:*-lъ<id:adjectival> + 1 Pronunciation -лий Suffix uk suffix adjective-forming suffixes feminine -ла used to form participle-like adjectives from intransitive verbs, usually the ones that describe state of being or change of state uk гни́ти to rot гнили́й rotted, rotten uk трива́ти to last трива́лий lasting, extended, prolonged uk ки́снути to turn sour ки́слий sour uk засма́гнути to tan засма́глий tan, tanned uk поме́рти to die поме́рлий dead, deceased Usage notes This suffix is no longer productive and cannot be used to form adjectives from verbs. Since this suffix was originally used to form past active participles, most words formed from perfective verbs using this suffix can also be used as participles: uk заги́блий, uk запрі́лий, uk прогни́лий. Words formed from imperfective verbs, however, can only be used as adjectives: uk ги́блий, uk прі́лий, uk гнили́й. Some adjectives featuring this suffix are loanwords from Polish: uk зрозумі́лий, uk трива́лий, uk недба́лий, uk сти́слий. Suffix uk suffix participle-forming suffixes feminine -ла used to form past active perfective participles from intransitive perfective verbs, usually the ones that describe change of state uk ви́бути to quit, to drop out ви́булий uk поме́рти to die поме́рлий uk заги́нути to perish заги́блий uk мину́ти to pass мину́лий uk зрости́ to grow зро́слий uk впа́сти to fall down впа́лий uk відпочи́ти to rest відпочи́лий Usage notes This suffix is no longer productive and cannot be used to form participles from verbs. This suffix was originally used to form past active participles from all verbs, whence Ukrainian past tense verb suffix uk -л. However, today it is limited to most verbs that describe change of state and some verbs of motion such as uk упа́сти, uk запа́сти, uk пори́нути. Past active participles from other kinds of verbs and imperfectives are perceived as adjectives: uk запе́клий, uk прибу́лий, uk витрива́лий, uk бі́глий, uk смі́лий. Declension -лий -ле -ла -лі -лого -лої -лих -лому -лій -лим -лу -лим -лою -лими -лому,-лім -лій -лих Derived terms uk