-ивъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ivъ.

Suffix

-ивъ • (-ivŭ)

  1. -y, -ous, etc. (Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X".)
    ‎клопотъ (klopotŭ, “rumble”) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎клопотивъ (klopotivŭ, “melodious”)
    ‎льсть (lĭstĭ, “deceit, intrigue”) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎льстивъ (lĭstivŭ, “misguided, wandering, deceived”)
    ‎милость (milostĭ, “mercy, pity”) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎милостивъ (milostivŭ, “merciful, wandering, charitable”)
    ‎страшити (strašiti, “frighten, scare”) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎страшивъ (strašivŭ, “cowardly, timid, fearful”)
    ‎напрасьнъ (naprasĭnŭ, “sudden, unexpected”) + ‎-ивъ (-ivŭ) → ‎напрасьнивъ (naprasĭnivŭ, “unexpected, abrupt, sudden”)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ивъ
  • -ивьнъ (-ivĭnŭ)
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