-лявый

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲavɨj]

Suffix

-ля́вый • (-ljávyj)

  1. -y, -ous, etc. (Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning "having the characteristic of X".)
    ‎кость (kostʹ, “bone”) + ‎-ля́вый (-ljávyj) → ‎костля́вый (kostljávyj, “bony”)
    ‎труха́ (truxá, “rot”) + ‎-ля́вый (-ljávyj) → ‎трухля́вый (truxljávyj, “rotten”)
    ‎писк (pisk, “squeak”) + ‎-ля́вый (-ljávyj) → ‎пискля́вый (piskljávyj, “squeaky”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -лявый
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