Russian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA(key): [ʊt͡ɕˈtʲivɨj]

Adjective edit

учти́вый (učtívyj)

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

Declension edit