учтивый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *učьstivъ. By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ чтить (čtitʹ, “to honour, respect”) +‎ -и́вый (-ívyj). Cognate with Polish uczciwy (“honest”), Czech uctivý (“respectful”), Serbo-Croatian у̀чтив (“polite”), Old Church Slavonic оучьтивъ (učĭtivŭ).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ʊt͡ɕˈtʲivɨj]

Adjective

учти́вый • (učtívyj)

  1. civil, courteous, polite, considerate
    Synonyms: ве́жливый (véžlivyj), почти́тельный (počtítelʹnyj)

Declension

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