-ёный

-еный Russian Alternative forms ru -аный -еный Etymology Compare the past-passive-participle suffix ru -ённый. Pronunciation Suffix ru suffix adjective-forming suffixes Suffix used to form passive-participle-like adjectives from verbs that normally form past passive participles in ru -ённый. ru вари́ть to boil варёный boiled ru плести́ to weave плетёный relational wicker ru учи́ть to teach учёный learned Usage notes For most such adjectives, short forms in ru -ён, ru -ёна, ru -ёно, ru -ёны exist theoretically, but are usually avoided due to ambiguity with the short forms of the corresponding past passive participle in ru -ённый (in the case of ru -ёна, ru -ёно, ru -ёны the ambiguity is with colloquial forms; the corresponding standard short forms for participles in ru -ённый are ru -ена́, ru -ено́, ru -ены́). However, this doesn't apply to some adjectives, e.g. ru учёный, where the short forms are in normal use. Derived terms ru See also ru -лый used to form similar adjectives from intransitive verbs