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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьtivo. By surface analysis, чт- (čt-) +‎ -иво (-ivo, (material)). For the root, compare чту (čtu, I read), чти́вший (čtívšij, having read), etc. For the ending, compare ме́сиво (mésivo, jumble, mush), моло́зиво (molózivo, colostrum (type of breast milk)).

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Noun

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чти́во (čtívon inan (genitive чти́ва, nominative plural чти́ва, genitive plural чтив)

  1. (derogatory) trashy reading material, pulp fiction

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, чт- (čt-) +‎ -и́во (-ývo). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed from Russian?

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Noun

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чти́во (čtývon inan (genitive чти́ва, uncountable) (colloquial)

  1. (collective) reading material, stuff to read
  2. (rare) reading (the process of interpreting written language)
    Synonyms: чита́ння n (čytánnja), чи́тка f (čýtka)

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Further reading

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  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “чтиво”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чтиво”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • чтиво”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)