-иный

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʲinɨj]

Suffix

-и́ный • (-ínyj)

  1. Adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns denoting animals, typically forming relational adjectives.
    ‎гусь (gusʹ, “goose”) + ‎-и́ный (-ínyj) → ‎гуси́ный (gusínyj, “(relational) goose”)
    ‎змея́ (zmejá, “snake”) + ‎-и́ный (-ínyj) → ‎змеи́ный (zmeínyj, “(relational) snake; serpentine, snake's”)
    ‎блоха́ (bloxá, “flea”) + ‎-и́ный (-ínyj) → ‎блоши́ный (blošínyj, “(relational) flea”)
    ‎зверь (zverʹ, “wild animal”) + ‎-и́ный (-ínyj) → ‎звери́ный (zverínyj, “animal, feral”)
    ‎мураве́й (muravéj, “ant”) (genitive муравья́ (muravʹjá)) + ‎-и́ный (-ínyj) → ‎муравьи́ный (muravʹínyj, “(relational) ant; antlike”)
    ‎лев (lev, “lion”) (genitive льва (lʹva)) + ‎-и́ный (-ínyj) → ‎льви́ный (lʹvínyj, “lion's”)

Usage notes

Note the following properties:

  • The suffix is always stressed.
  • The suffix triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to a stem ending in a velar (г к х) or in ц.
  • The suffix is added onto the stem in its reduced form.

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -иный
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