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Appendix:Variations of "iv"
Danish
Etymology
Ultimately from da la -īvus.
Suffix
da suffix
-ive; making an adjective
Derived terms
da
References
da adjective-forming suffixes
German
Alternative forms
de -if rare dated inflected forms with -if-
Etymology
de fr -if, fr -ive, from de la -īvus.
Pronunciation
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--iv.wav
de De--iv.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
de suffix adjective-forming suffixes
-ive; making an adjective
Derived terms
de
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor fr:-if fr:-ive 1 1 Compare the older inherited ro -iu 1.
Pronunciation
ro /iv/
Suffix
1
-ive
Declension
Derived terms
ro activ, ro nativ, ro reflexiv, ro sportiv
ro
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
sh sla-pro *-ivъ, from sh sla-pro *-vъ, from sh ine-bsl-pro *-was, from sh ine-pro *-wós.
Suffix
Suffix appended to verb roots to create an adjective denoting the capability or suitability to have the corresponding action done to a subject; -able, -ible
sh pobijediti pobijed(iti) to win pobjediv vincible, defeatable
Suffix appended to noun or verb roots to create an adjective denoting that the subject exhibits the corresponding quality or is capable of performing the corresponding action; -ous, -ive
sh milost milostiv mercy merciful
sh pogriješiti pogriješ(iti) to err pogrešiv fallible
Usage notes
Triggers iotation of the preceding l or n.
sh šaliti šal(iti) to joke šaljiv šaljiv humorous
sh zamijeniti zamijen(iti) to replace zamjenjiv zamjenjiv replaceable
Often triggers the insertion of an epenthetic lj, which triggers the palatalisation of preceding sibilants.
sh uvjeriti uvjer(iti) to convince uvjerljiv uvjerljiv convincing
sh podnositi podnos(iti) to bear, endure podnošljiv podnošljiv bearable, tolerable
sh paziti paz(iti) to beware pažljiv pažljiv careful, cautious
Derived terms
sh
Swedish
Suffix
sv suffix
-ive; making an adjective
Derived terms
sv
Anagrams
sv iv vi