-ячий

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -а́чий (-áčij) — after the unpaired sounds ч ж ш щ ц

Etymology

Inherited from Late Proto-Slavic *-ęťь, a present active participial suffix. Doublet of -я́щий (-jáščij), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic which replaced this suffix as the normal present participle suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʲæt͡ɕɪj]

Suffix

-я́чий • (-jáčij)

  1. Adjective-forming suffix, added to intransitive verbs, particularly class 4 verbs (in -ить (-itʹ)) and class 5 verbs (in -еть (-etʹ) or -ять (-jatʹ)), indicating being in the state of that verb.
    ‎висе́ть (visétʹ, “to hang”) + ‎-я́чий (-jáčij) → ‎вися́чий (visjáčij, “hanging, suspended”)
    ‎ходи́ть (xodítʹ, “to walk”) + ‎-я́чий (-jáčij) → ‎ходя́чий (xodjáčij, “walking; current”)
    ‎стоя́ть (stojátʹ, “to stand”) + ‎-я́чий (-jáčij) → ‎стоя́чий (stojáčij, “standing; stagnant”)
    ‎горе́ть (gorétʹ, “to burn”) + ‎-я́чий (-jáčij) → ‎горя́чий (gorjáčij, “hot; hot-tempered”)

Usage notes

Note the following properties:

  • The suffix is always stressed.
  • The suffix is added to the present stem of the verb, minus any ending such as -ить (-itʹ), -еть (-etʹ), or -ять (-jatʹ). If the infinitival and present stem differ, the present stem is used.

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ячий

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -ачий (-ačyj) — after the unpaired sounds ч ж ш щ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Proto-Slavic *-ęťь, a present active participial suffix. Doublet of -я́щий (-jáščyj), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Suffix

-ячий • (-jačyj)

  1. used to form present active participles from class 4 verbs (in -ити (-yty)) and from class 5 verbs (in -іти (-ity), -яти (-jaty), -ати (-aty))
    ‎дави́ти (davýty, “to press, to squeeze”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎да́влячий (dávljačyj, “pressing, squeezing”)
    ‎ста́вити (stávyty, “to put, to set”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎ста́влячий (stávljačyj, “putting, setting”)
    ‎носи́ти (nosýty, “to carry, to bear, to wear”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎но́сячий (nósjačyj, “carrying, bearing, wearing”)
    ‎спа́ти (spáty, “to sleep”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎спля́чий (spljáčyj, “sleeping”)
    ‎висі́ти (vysíty, “to hang”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎вися́чий (vysjáčyj, “hanging”)
    ‎нена́видіти (nenávydity, “to hate”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎нена́видячий (nenávydjačyj, “hating”)
    ‎диви́тися (dyvýtysja, “to look at”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎ди́влячийся (dývljačyjsja, “looking”)
Usage notes
  • The usage of present active participles is strongly discouraged in the literary language (especially reflective ones); however, they are still commonly used colloquially.
  • Present active participles are often used as adjectives (стражда́ючий (straždájučyj), ми́ючий (mýjučyj), убива́ючий (ubyvájučyj)) or sometimes exclusively used as adjectives (гаря́чий (harjáčyj), родю́чий (rodjúčyj), пеку́чий (pekúčyj)).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ęťь.

Suffix

-ячий • (-jačyj)

  1. Forms adjectives, most often from names of animals
    ‎кіт (kit, “cat”) + ‎-я́чий (-jáčyj) → ‎котя́чий (kotjáčyj)
    ‎коза́ (kozá, “goat”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎ко́зячий (kózjačyj)
    ‎ку́р(к)а (kúr(k)a, “chicken”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎ку́рячий (kúrjačyj)
    ‎свиня́ (svynjá, “pig”) + ‎-я́чий (-jáčyj) → ‎свиня́чий (svynjáčyj)
    ‎шака́л (šakál, “jackal”) + ‎-ячий (-jačyj) → ‎шака́лячий (šakáljačyj)
Derived terms
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ячий
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